Brass Ganesh Murti in a Rocking Chair

Name: Brass Ganesh Murti in a Rocking Chair
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-IDL-GAN-083
Price: 6599.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A brass Ganesh murti seated in a rocking chair with an open book held in both hands.

Rs. 6,599.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 2,700g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Antique, with darkened recesses in the chair panel
Iconography: Turban wound over the head with a fan crest at the back and a brooch at the front, an open book held flat in both hands, eyes lowered to the page
Seat: Rocking chair cast in one with the figure, panelled back inside an engraved scroll border, arms rolled over into flat discs, two curved rockers
Base: The two rockers, not feet, so the piece wants a hard level shelf
In the box: 1 brass Ganesh murti in a rocking chair

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Each piece is shaped and finished by hand, so small differences in weight, size, finish and surface marking are normal and no two are identical. Colour on screen can differ from the metal in daylight. Handmade in India.

He sits back in the chair with his feet over the front edge and the toes cut one by one. The book is open flat across both palms, the covers taking the weight, and the eyes are lowered to the page rather than out at the room. A turban is wound over the head with a fan-shaped crest standing up at the back and a small brooch at the front. The chair is worked as furniture in its own right, a panelled back inside an engraved scroll border, arms that roll over into flat discs, and two curved rockers underneath that lift the feet clear of the shelf.

Technique

Antique

What is it?

Ganesh is cast in many household postures, seated, dancing or at rest, and the murti of the elephant-headed deity is usually the figure a home mandir starts with before anything else is added.

Also known as a Ganpati murti, Ganesh on a chair, reading Ganesha idol or pital Ganesh statue.

What is in the box?

1 brass Ganesh murti in a rocking chair

How do I look after it?

Wash by hand with a mild dishwashing liquid and a soft sponge. Dry fully with a cloth before putting it away — water left standing is what causes spotting.
Brass darkens. It reacts with air and with the oils on your hands, and a piece in daily use will dull within weeks. That is the metal telling you it is not plated.
To bring the shine back on the raised surfaces: a soft dry cloth, and nothing more. The dark in the recesses is the finish, not dirt — lemon, salt and tamarind will strip it out and the pattern will flatten.
Do not use steel wool, scouring pads or bleach.
Not dishwasher safe. Not microwave safe.
If you would rather it stayed dark, leave it alone — a settled patina protects the surface.

How was it made?

Antique

Handmade in India

Every piece finished by hand

Solid metal

No plating, nothing to chip

Weighed and listed

In grams, on almost every page

Tin lining stated

Where a vessel is lined, we say so

Questions about this piece

Is this brass solid or plated?

Solid. The figure and the chair together come to 2,700 g, which is what cast brass at this size weighs. A plated shell would be light enough to lift with two fingers, and this is not.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

The casting is the same each time. The dark in the recesses is not, so the scrollwork on the chair back and the punched surface of the dhoti can read heavier or lighter than they do in the frame.

How tall is it really?

No height here, because nobody has measured this casting yet, and a guess two centimetres out is worse than a blank. Go by the weight in the spec above; that is the figure that separates a solid murti from a light one. Ask us and we will put a tape to the piece and come back to you.

Can I do abhishek on it?

We would not. Water runs off the figure and pools in the seat behind the legs and under the rolled arms, where it is hard to reach with a cloth and dries into pale marks. A dry wipe is the safer routine.

Does the chair actually rock?

Nothing moves. Figure, chair and rockers are one casting, and the two rockers meet the surface along two curved lines rather than at four points, so it needs a hard level shelf to sit still.

What is he reading?

The pages are cast blank. There is no lettering or engraving on either side of the open book, so nothing is named and the form reads as a figure at rest with a book rather than at any particular text.

Should I polish the dark out of the recesses?

No. The dark is the finish, and the scroll border on the chair back only reads because of it. Lemon, salt and tamarind lift it out and the whole panel goes flat. A soft dry cloth is enough.