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Vishnu as Narasimha, half-man, half-lion. 19thC.
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Pre 1900 item# 551034 (stock# 3632)
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Hawkes, Asian Art
+44 (0) 1984 633813
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A splendid carved and painted marble sculpture of the Hindu deity Vishnu in the form of the avatar Narasimha, half-lion, half-man. From northern India, mid 19th century.
“Lord Vishnu then emerged as a half lion, half man from the pillar which was neither inside the house nor outside, and the time was evening, neither night nor day. He then killed Hiranyakasyapa, the King of the Demons, thus saving the life of his ...click for details
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Chinese Dragon Dish, Daoguang Mark.
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Pre 1900 item# 542113 (stock# 3617)
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Hawkes, Asian Art
+44 (0) 1984 633813
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This boldly decorated dish has been difficult to photograph, the extreme contrast between the thick blue enamel and the white enamel dragons has made it very difficult to show the fine scraffito scales on the dragon bodies, each scale drawn carefully rather than the cross-hatched lines found on later productions. The back is simply decorated with bats and within the foot-rim is a neatly drawn Daoguang (1821~1850) mark.
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