
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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US$15,000 - US$20,000
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Always a charming and humorous image, Riddhi and Buddhi, who personify prosperity and success, work a flywhisk above Lord Ganesha's and offer him a large platter of sweets. He reaches greedily for them despite already possessing a tray. They are so abundant, in fact, that his little rat vahana happily gobbles up those knocked onto the floor.
In discussion of an identical scene, Poster suggests this is an 'invocational fontispiece', corroborated by the designation of page number one inscribed reverse of her example, see Realms of Heroism, Brooklyn, p. 255, no. 207. Being the opening page to a series may account for the page's abraded top edge.
Similar paintings were sold at Bonhams, London, 7 Oct 2010, lot 366 and Sotheby's, New York, 23 March 2000, lot 222 and 20 March 2001, lot 13.
Provenance:
Private Collection, USA