Another exception to ‘Bronzes of India’. This is is from Sri Lanka and it is not a deity. This bronze depicts a Kandy king in formal and regal attire. Kandy was one of the kingdoms in S…
Source: Kandy King (Sri Lanka)
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Nataraja
This is Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. According to Auguste Rodin Nataraja’s sculptures is ‘ The perfect embodiment of rhythmic movement’. Who would not agree? Nataraja has come to …
Source: Nataraja
Krishna Yasodha and Nanda
When I bought this few years ago, it was with the impression the bronze represents Krishna as a baby, his foster mother Yasodha and his foster father Nanda. Yasodha and Nanda are holding lot…
Source: Krishna Yasodha and Nanda
Nandi Stand
This appears to be a stand of some form either to hold a lamp or deity on top of the ridged circular platform. The middle portion shows a bull/nandi galloping. The bulls front and rear legs are sup…
Source: Nandi Stand
Yasodha Krishna (Classical)
This is Yasodha and Krishna, identified by religious mark on Krishna’s forehead and his pinched haird0. Yasodha is Krishna’s foster mother. For more details please see another blog on Y…
Source: Yasodha Krishna (Classical)
Bronzes of India - A personal collection 