A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s6.78
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s6.78
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'The artistic interest of this figure lies in its frank realism, contrasting with the idealistic treatment of the figures so far referred to. The God of Wealth, far less remote and hard to reach than so exalted a being as a Bodhisattva, is worshipped for material rather than spiritual benefits; he is represented as the very image of a fat trader seated in his booth awaiting customers. The patron saint of prosperity and trade is a comfortable, worldly person! The realistic treatment of the firm flesh is as