Krishna Statue, Masterpiece Bronze Creation, Hindu God, Krishna
Arch Height: 36 inches
Krishna Height: 20 inches
Base: 26 inches x 16 inches
Weight: 185 pounds
Height of Yali: 7 inches
Height of Cows: 3 to 5 inches |
Materials: Pure
copper, bronze, ice brass, & German silver or pewter
Casting:
Multiple
Castings of the Lost Wax
Method
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Krishna statue.
Special Features of Krishna:
Krishna is superb, a true modern masterpiece of Hindu art! Cast using 4
separate metals in one statue, Krishna is technological bronze casting
accomplishment as well as an aesthetic masterwork.
Krishna is captured
in His classic pose of playing the flute enchanting all the cow herders'
daughters with his charisma and melodies. Krishna’s beautiful face has
a slight smile on his lips, as if he knows that he is in some way up to
mischief! No detail is spared on his cloths and jewelry. All of his jewels are
perfectly carved. He wears flower bud earrings. He has tassels dangling from
his arms, his headdress that curl behind his ears, tassels coming off his
shoulders with a mango shape drop on the end and three sets of tassels that form
a type of skirt around his legs. His jewelry is magnificent. He wears
bracelets, armlets, and anklets on every appendage with each jewel created and
carved separately. Even the bangle on his right arm is free spinning! He has
one yali decoration on his headdress and another as a decoration on his
belt. Yalis are mythical animals that are a mix of an elephant, lion and
crocodile. The yali faced flute has a hanging bell at the end of it.
The golden color of the jewels and decorations contrast perfectly to Krishna’s
copper skin.
Krishna is playing beneath an
ornate and menacing form of Mahakala or “great time”. Time is seen as all
conquering because in the end time devours all things. Two yalis are
carved into the spirals coming from Mahakala’s mouth. The arch is carved with
tendril, spiraling designs. On the outer edge are spade shaped designs that are
angled outwards. The arch comes to a stop at two columns on either side of
Krishna that takes on the appearance of the outside of a Hindu temple. There
are two decorative spouts on either side of the midpoint of the arch that look
to have a droplet of water coming out of them just like in south Indian
Dravidian architecture used in the building of temples. Below the spouts on
both sides are two larger yalis up on two legs with their trunks entwined
with a smaller elephant underneath them. Two of Shiva’s dwarfs or gana
appear to have the weight of the arch on their shoulders with one hand
supporting the arch and the other hand held out. The small gana wear
earrings and have enormous bellies.
The arch is connected to a
beautiful stand with miniature copper columns on each of the corners and silver
carved friezes between the columns. On top of the stand is a beautiful, silver,
double lotus base that Krishna is standing on.
Around Krishna are 4 cows and
one bull in various forms of repose that can be arranged around Krishna.
They graze upon a large copper platform.
Defining Features of the Statue:
The Krishna is made from multiple castings and in separate parts. Ice
brass, bronze, German silver or pewter and pure copper. A wax mold must be
made for each metal. The casting process is very difficult because each
metal has a different melting point the artist must be careful not to have the
fire too hot so that the previously casted metal could melt. The extremely
difficult casting technique was pioneered by the Bronze Creative. Others have
tried to copy the technique with very little success.
Here is a list of attributes of the
sculpture and the metal they are made from:
Krishna’s body is made from copper. His halo and jewels and decorations
are made from ice brass. The double lotus base is German silver. His
flute is made from ice brass.
The arch is made from copper. The two decorative spouts are ice brass.
The two gana supporting the sides of the sculpture are bronze.
The stand that Krishna stands upon is made from pure copper and German
silver.
One cow is bronze, one is German silver and another is ice brass. Two
cows are a made to look like milk cows and are part copper and part German
silver.
The base is one large piece of copper.
Care: The piece can be used both
indoors and outdoors. Dust the piece regularly. The metal will dull
with time. To make it really shine you should use a half a lemon once a year to
go over the piece. The acid from the lemon removes any tarnish in the silver,
bronze, brass and copper.
Shipping is
calculated from Greenwich, Connecticut after the purchase. This piece is too
heavy to ship via UPS ground and will be shipped using a “white glove” service
like ABF Shipping or UPS Freight. Time is needed to pack the piece in a crate.
Each piece is usually shipped within 3 working days. If you place your
order online shipping will show in the order as $0. Shipping will be calculated
based on the weight of the sculpture and the distance from Greenwich, CT to
determine the shipping price. Shipping will then be added to the total after the
order is placed. Please call 203-629-0902 or email us
info@bronzecreative.com for a shipping
quote.
Please call Bronze Creative @ 866-568-8712,
International 203-629-0902 or email us
info@bronzecreative.com.