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4. Ganesha with Sidhi and Ridhi India, Pahari School circa 1820 Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper Folio: 7 7/8 x 10 5/8 in (20 x 27 cm) Image: 7 1/8 x 9 ¾ in (18 x 24.8 cm) |
Ganesha is seated in a garden setting upon a jeweled, golden throne, reclining against a large floral cushion, and protected by a decorative parasol. He wears a long, yellow dhoti, a green scarf draped around his shoulders and a pointed diadem on his head as well as various items of jewelry. The elephant headed-god is four-armed, and holds a mala (elephant goad) in one hand, eats sweetmeats from a jewel encrusted dish, and is flanked by his two wives, one of which pours water directly into his trunk from a glass ewer, the other fans him with peacock feathers. Itemcode: A0017.24 |