Anne-Sophie JONCOUX PILORGET
Ottoman Turkey, 19th century
Clay ceramic, painted with green, beige and brown drips under a transparent glaze. The body is composed of an elegant latticework imitating rattan...
Varaha saves the earth
India, Mysore school, 19th century
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Varaha saves the earth
India, Mysore school, 19th century
Gouache and gold on card, illustrating the third avatar of Vishnu. In a verdant landscape, Varaha, richly adorned, strangles the demon Hiranyaksha. 60 x 70 cm According to Hinduism, Varaha is the third avatar of Vishnu, who incarnated as a boar to defeat the demon Hiranyaksha, who had dragged the Earth into the depths of the oceans after a thousand-year battle. Varâha then raised the Earth to its highest point. "Varaha" saves the earth, India, Mysore school, 19th centurySale ended
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€800 - €1,200
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€1,100
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