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Rare and Museum Quality  Lord Ganesh Sawankhalok Stoneware / Pottery Statue. Porcelain.  16/17th Century.  Thailand.

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The best known of all traditional Thailand ceramics are those named and from Sawankhalok.  Such stoneware is decorated in a rich brown glaze and decorated with an opaque glaze. The finely crackled surface of the glaze is lightly speckled from ash residue deposits during the low temperature glazing process.… Continue reading

Bronze Ganesh / Ganesha Chaturthi Statue, Nepal / Northeast India

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Detail:  Five-headed, multi-armed Ganesh originally acquired from an Indian woman who was living in Thailand until the mid-1980.  It appears to have a number of coats of colored lacquer applied.  I acquired it from an art collector in San Francisco in 2000.  In very good condition.… Continue reading

Bronze Ganesh / Ganesha Chaturthi Atop Kalinga / Kaliya the Serpent Statue, Nepal / South India

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Detail:  Ganesh and Krishna often share the same poses and symbols.  Kalinga – the snake – is most often associated with Lord Krishna.  Cast in bronze with lost wax method.  Circa early- to mid-1900s.  Acquired from a gallery in Columbus Ohio in 1999.  In very good condition.

Antique & Rare 19th Century Bronze Gold Gilt Rattanakosin Royal Ganesh / Ganapati Buddha on Throne, Thailand

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The Remover of Obstacles . .  a rare and old Rattanakosin Bronze Ganesh typical of the style with finely jeweled trappings and throne.  Extremely well cast and detailed.  This bronze is in Very Fine condition.  Gold gilt with a probable light lacquer coating to protect the… Continue reading

Hindu Lord Ganesh Cast in Brass, India

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Detail:  Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of wisdom and success is the defender and remover of obstacles. He is one of the sons of Shiva.  This statue is hollow cast.  Acquired from an estate sale in Dallas Texas in 1999.  It was cast in the mid-1900’s. … Continue reading
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