Bhagwan Ganesha Tanjore Painting | Traditional Colors With 24K Gold | Teakwood Frame | Gold & Wood | Handmade | Made In India

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This extremely mesmerizing Tanjore painting portrays Lord Ganesha, the sweet and noble child of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati, who is revered as Vighnaharta, meaning the remover of obstacles from the path of success (both material and spiritual) in the lives of his devotees. Due to this, he is often worshiped at the start of every auspicious ceremony and rite. Also regarded as the lord of arts and science, he showers his special mercy upon those individual souls who seek the path of the Absolute Truth by giving them the spiritual knowledge which is the ultimate goal of the human life. 

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Item Code: PAA200
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TANJORE PAINTING TRADITIONAL COLORS WITH 24 KARAT GOLD
Dimensions 18 inch x 15 inch x 2 inch (With Frame)
14 inch x 11 inch (Without Frame)
Weight: 2.64 kg
Handmade
Handmade
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100% Made in India
100% Made in India
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The joyful and blissful Bhagwan Ganesha sits upon on a huge throne which is overlaid with pure gold and the back of which is designed in Kritimukha prabhavali making a big aureole behind his crowned head. He has a head of an elephant and the body of a human. His left leg is folded above on the seat of the throne while the right leg goes down on the floor with grace making lalitasana posture. He is clad in a perfectly pleated bright yellow dhoti down to his ankles tucked in with a beautiful waistband. A long neckpiece adorns his chest reaching to his pot-belly. He holds an elephant goad and the noose in his upper hands while the lower right hand is in abhaya mudra (hand gesture of fearlessness) and the left hand holds his favorite sweet “modak”. His divine mount “Mooshak”, a mouse, accompanies him sitting near his foot enjoying the delicious modak. Mooshak is always engaged in his lord’s loving service. The embellishment of the entire painting with 24 Karat gold studded with sequences of stones along the outlines give it an extra beautification. Also, the use of traditional South Indian vivid color combinations accentuates the aesthetic look of this artwork.

 


Gilded Elegance: Unraveling the Artistry of Tanjore Paintings

Tanjore painting is a traditional form of art in the South Indian style and was started by the inhabitants of a small town known as Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu. This gives it another name called “Thanjavur painting”. This painting draws its figures, designs, and inspiration from the time when Vedic culture was prevalent in India. Certain remarkable features of a Tanjore painting distinguish it from other paintings. Some of these are pure gold or gold foil coating on gesso work, the use of rich and vivid colors, and the inlay of cut-glass or semi-precious and precious stones. The subjects of most of the Tanjore paintings are Hindu Gods, Goddesses, and saints. The main devotional figure is portrayed in the central portion of the painting and is usually surrounded by various secondary figures.

The process of making a Tanjore painting

The classic Tanjore paintings are done on wooden planks and hence are also referred to as Palagai Padam in South India (Palagai = Wooden plank, Padam = Picture). Creating a masterpiece is never an easy task but the skilled artists of Thanjavur have been following the tradition of making timeless Tanjore paintings for decades.
The making process begins with preparing the wooden board or canvas. The size of the board depends upon the choice of the patron. The next step is to paste cardboard over the wooden board and then a cotton fabric is stretched and pasted upon it using Arabic gum.
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Now that the cloth is attached to the wooden panel, a rough sketch of the motifs and figure is drawn onto the fabric. After this, a paste of chalk powder and water-soluble adhesive is evenly applied over the base and smoothed.
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Thereafter, the outlines which were made or traced using a stencil are now ready to be beautified and decked with various add-ons. The usual materials for decoration are cut-glass, pearls, semi-precious and precious gems, gold leaf, and laces. 22 or 18 Karat Gold leaves and gems of varied hues are especially inlaid in areas like pillars, arches, walls, thrones, and dresses. In the final step, the rest of the painting is filled with rich and striking colors such as shades of red, blue, and green. Formerly, the artists used natural colors like vegetable and mineral dyes instead of chemical paints. The entire painting is then cleaned and refined to give a flawless finished look.
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Since the making of a single piece of Tanjore painting requires a complex and elaborate process, the artists usually take at least one or two months to complete it. The use of pure gold foil and gems for beautification is a characteristic of an authentic Tanjore painting. Due to this, Tanjore paintings last for generations without getting tarnished and are much more expensive than general paintings. Though the art form has undergone various changes and technique modifications over the years, it continues to attract the hearts of art lovers.
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