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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF GANESHA This delightful bronze depicts Ganesha holding a grape-like cluster in
NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY his left hand to represent his beloved sweet. His other hands hold the
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4718 prescribed attributes of a cintimani, lotus, axe, and malla. Ganesha sits
28 cm (11 in.) high in a relaxed posture and his rat-vehicle climbs the lotus platform with
the expectant expression to join in on the bounty.
HKD100,000 - 150,000
Compare with a Nepalese stone stele of the subject published in von
尼泊爾 十九世紀 象神銅像 Schroeder, Nepalese Stone Sculptures, Vol. I, Weesen, 2019, p. 317,
no. 101E, which has a similar crown with thin, tall leaves. The crown
type is also shared by a copper alloy Dancing Ganesha, dated 1848
CE, sold at Bonhams, New York, 16 March 2021, lot 301.
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