Hand-Painted Ceramic Parcheesi Game Tile

This item is a decorative square ceramic tile featuring a hand-painted game board design, specifically patterned after the traditional cross-and-circle game Parcheesi (Ludo). The tile appears to be approximately 6 to 8 inches square, crafted from a white glaze-coated ceramic material with a smooth, glossy finish. The design is rendered in a folk-art or whimsical style, utilizing a palette of pastel pink, blue, yellow, and a vibrant forest green. The board layout is hand-drawn with thin terracotta-colored outlines that vary slightly in thickness, indicating manual application. Each quadrant of the cross is accented with stylized feather or leaf motifs in the corners that correspond to the player colors. A notable feature is the handwritten script on the left margin, which appears to be a signature or a mark of the artist, though it is stylized and difficult to decipher completely. The condition shows minor signs of age and wear, including small chips along the bottom and left edges of the tile, revealing the underlying clay body. There is some slight surface craquelure visible in the glaze, which suggests mid-20th-century production. The craftsmanship is charmingly irregular, prioritizing a handcrafted aesthetic over industrial precision.