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AN EXPRESSIVE CELADON-GLAZED FIGURE OF GANESHA, INDIA, 19TH TO FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天2小时
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Expert's note: The present figure is covered in a thick lead glaze showing characteristic pooling in recessed areas, where localized variations in glaze thickness and kiln atmosphere produced subtle violet tonal shifts. Copper-bearing lead glazes of this type formed part of a broader ceramic vocabulary that spread across the Persianate world and into the Indian subcontinent from the early modern period onward. Under the Mughal Empire and in the courts of the Deccan Sultanates, glaze technologies and aesthetic preferences derived from Persian models became firmly established within Indian ceramic production. By the nineteenth century, such techniques had been absorbed into regional workshop practices, where they were applied not only to architectural elements and vessels but occasionally to devotional imagery. Compare a green-glazed pottery plaque depicting Ganesha in the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur, accession number 8859.Finely modeled seated atop a tall lotus pedestal in lalitasana, the primary hands lowered and clutching a broken tusk and modak (sweet), the raised secondary hands holding a trident and conch. Adorned with jewelry, the elephant-headed deity is clad in a dhoti incised with geometric design and secured below the protruding belly with a foliate belt. The serene face with a curling trunk, flaring ears, and wide eyes, the hair secured in a conical chignon, backed by a wide tiara.Provenance: From a private collection in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities such as glaze recesses, glaze pooling, and fine glaze crackling. Two small losses to the rim of the pedestal with associated minor fills and touchups. The unglazed areas of the ware burnt to orange in the firing.Weight: 13.4 kg Dimensions: Height 54.7 cmGanesha, the beloved elephant-headed god of prosperity and remover of obstacles, is worshiped throughout India at the beginning of journeys or undertaking of new endeavors. As such, he is often placed at thresholds or entries in private homes, and he is the first deity encountered even in massive, multi-sanctum temple complexes, where he is worshiped with offerings of sweets, fruits, coins, flowers, and freshly cut grass. He is a symbol of abundance, and he is also a paragon of wisdom, having broken off his own tusk and recorded the Mahabharata at the time of its recitation by the great sage Vyasa. Although he is the son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha is honored by all devotees and is the most popular god in modern India.According to legend, Ganesha took on his elephant-headed form when he was a little boy. While Shiva was out, Parvati wanted to bathe but had no one to guard the door. She fashioned a little boy with her hands and instructed him to mind the entry to the bathing area and not permit anyone inside. When Shiva returned home and found an unknown boy refusing him entry, the angered god cut off the boy's head without asking further questions. Emerging from her bath, Parvati was dismayed to see what had transpired. She commanded Shiva to revive the son she had created by appending the head of the first being who walked by. When an elephant soon passed, Shiva removed its head and attached it to the body of the boy, thus bringing him back to life as the elephant-headed deity known as Ganesha.

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