Peinture de Ganesh monté sur son véhicule, le rat, dont le nom en Inde est bandicoot. Du bout de sa trompe Ganesa grignotte un 'laddu», sa friandise préférée, responsable de son obésité. Son ample vêtement est fait d'un beau tissu décoré. Un serviteur, tenant un parasol, se tient derrière le rat. Fait sur du papier vergé et filigrané en 1816, à Thanjavur (Tanjore) ou Tiruchchirapalli, dans le style de Tanjore; dimensions : hauteur : 28.5 cm, largeur : 23 cm. Tamil Nadu, Inde www.britishmuseum.org Acquisition : Funded by Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund; purchased from Edward Moodie © Trustees of the British Museum Terms of use

Painting of Ganeshaa riding on his vehicle, the Indian rat or bandicoot. With his trunk Ganesha nuzzles a 'laddu', his favourite sweetmeat that is responsible for his protruding belly. His ample waist is adorned by a large snake, an animal associated with his father Siva. Ganesha is dressed in a finely designed textile. An attendant appears behind with a parasol. Made on laid and water-marked European paper, dated 1816, in Thanjavur (Tanjore) or Tiruchchirapalli, in the Tanjore style; dimensions : height : 28.5 cm, width : 23 cm. . Tamil Nadu, India www.britishmuseum.org Acquisition : Funded by Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund; purchased from Edward Moodie © Trustees of the British Museum Terms of use