Antique Brass Radha Krishna Murti with Cow

Rs. 11,899.00

Rs. 11,899.00 Rs. 16,299.00

Antique Brass Radha Krishna Murti with Cow

Name: Antique Brass Radha Krishna Murti with Cow
Brand: PEETAL PARAMPARA
SKU: PP-BR-IDL-RAD-080
Price: 11899.0 INR
Availability: InStock

A brass Radha Krishna murti on a lotus base, with a cow standing behind the pair.

Rs. 11,899.00

Rs. 11,899.00 Rs. 16,299.00

Price includes GST.

Weight: 4,200g

Material: Brass, unlacquered
Finish: Antique, with darkened recesses
Iconography: Krishna at the flute in a crossed-leg stance, Radha veiled at his shoulder, a cow standing behind the pair
Motif: Raised lotus petals ringing the base, a punched ground inside them, small flowers worked over Radha's skirt to a banded hem
Base: Oval lotus-petal base, flat underneath, both figures standing on the punched ground inside the ring
In the box: 1 brass Radha Krishna murti

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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.

The base is an oval ring of raised lotus petals with a punched ground inside it, and both figures stand straight on that ground rather than on a base. Krishna crosses his left leg behind the right and brings the flute up to his mouth, and the far end of the flute carries a small bird top with a cloth tassel hanging under it. A cow stands behind his shoulder with its head turned in, the body half hidden by the fall of his dhoti. Radha leans in from the right under a veil that runs from the crown of her head to her hip, and her skirt is worked with small raised flowers down to a banded hem.

Technique

Antique

What is it?

A Radha Krishna murti pairs the flute player with Radha at his shoulder in one casting, so the two are installed together in a mandir and are rarely bought or kept as single figures.

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

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 group weighs 4,200 g, which is what cast brass at this height comes to, and a plated or hollow-filled figure would be a fraction of that. Put it on a kitchen scale and the number answers it.

Will it look exactly like the photograph?

The form is the same on every one. What moves is the finish. The dark sits differently in the folds of the veil and the dhoti from one casting to the next, so the contrast can read lighter or heavier than 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?

Bare brass takes water. Dry it straight after and get a cloth into the petal ring on the base, which holds water longer than anything else on the piece and dries into pale rings if it is left.

Why is there a cow behind them?

The cow belongs to the Krishna form and is cast as part of the same group. It stands behind his shoulder with the body largely covered by his dhoti, so it reads as depth rather than as a second figure.

Does it come apart?

No. Krishna, Radha, the cow and the lotus base are one casting, so there is nothing to line up and nothing that can be lost. Lift it by the base rather than by the flute.

Should I polish the dark out of the recesses?

No. That dark is the finish, and the folds of the veil and the flowers on the skirt only read because of it. Lemon, salt and tamarind take it out and the surface goes flat and uniform.