Antique brass Radha Krishna murti on a lobed plinth, leaf-cut crowns behind both heads, flute raised - Peetal Parampara

Antique Brass Radha Krishna Murti, 2.6 kg

Rs. 6,499.00

Antique Brass Radha Krishna Murti, 2.6 kg

Name: Antique Brass Radha Krishna Murti, 2.6 kg
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-IDL-RAD-084
Price: 6499.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A brass Radha Krishna murti standing on a lobed base under two fanned crowns.

Rs. 6,499.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 2,600g

Material: Brass, unlacquered, cast as one with the base
Finish: Antique, with darkened recesses in the pleats and crown cuts
Iconography: Krishna at the flute in a crossed-leg stance, Radha standing square with a raised right hand and a bud held in the left
Motif: Leaf-cut crown rays behind both heads, wider than the heads themselves, and a raised fan of rays along the front edge of the base
Base: Lobed slab, flat underneath, with both figures set back from the front edge
In the box: 1 brass Radha Krishna murti

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Estimated, not a guarantee. Dispatched from Guwahati, Monday to Saturday.

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.

Both figures stand on a shaped slab with a lobed front edge, and a raised fan of cut rays runs along that edge below their feet. Behind each head is a crown opened out into leaf-shaped rays, wider than the head itself, so the pair read as two discs from the front. Krishna crosses his left leg behind the right and lifts the flute, and the far end of the flute carries a small floral top with a tassel under it. Radha stands square, her right hand raised open and a bud held in the left. Their sashes fall to the sides in flat pleated fans that stop short of the slab.

Technique

Antique

What is it?

A Radha Krishna murti is cast as a standing pair, the flute at Krishna's mouth and Radha turned in beside him, and it is the form most often installed at home for Janmashtami.

Also known as a Radhe Krishna murti, Kanha idol, pital Krishna statue or Radha Krishan set.

What is in the box?

1 brass Radha Krishna murti

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 pair and the base come to 2,600 g together, which is cast brass, and a plated or filled figure of the same height would weigh a fraction of it. A kitchen scale settles it in a second.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

The casting is the same. The finish moves. The dark in the pleats and behind the crown rays can sit heavier or lighter from one piece to the next, so the contrast reads differently in the hand than on a screen.

How tall is it really?

Not measured, so not printed. A murti is the easiest thing in this trade to misjudge from a photograph, which is exactly why we are not going to estimate it from one. The weight above was measured. Tell us the shelf it is going on and we will measure the piece and answer.

Can I do abhishek on it?

Bare brass takes water. Dry it straight after and get a cloth between the crown rays, where water sits in the cuts longer than anywhere else and dries into pale streaks down the leaf edges.

What is the fan behind their heads?

A crown opened out into leaf-shaped rays, cast as part of each figure. It reads as a disc from the front and gives the pair their outline on a shelf, which is why the piece is wider than it looks tall.

Does the pair come apart?

No. Krishna, Radha and the lobed base are one casting, so nothing lifts off and the spacing between the two is fixed. Lift it by the base rather than by the flute or a raised arm.

Should I polish the dark out of the recesses?

No. That dark is the finish and the pleats and ray cuts only read because of it. Lemon, salt and tamarind take it out and the surface goes flat. A soft dry cloth on the raised brass is enough.