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Carved in Gold: An Intense Devotion

By Lavina Melwani • Jun 5th, 2009 • Category: Art, Faith

In the collection there is a pair of tiny sandals for a deity, made of sheet gold with rubies, diamonds and pearls. There are also gold accoutrements for a Krishna shrine – umbrella, rattles, peacock and parrots as playthings for Baby Krishna.

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The Rockefellers’ Magnificent Asian Obsession

By Lavina Melwani • Jun 1st, 2009 • Category: Art

If there’s something five generations of Rockefellers have been fascinated by – it is Asia. They were into Asian art and culture long before it became fashionable and certainly long before Asia became a major emerging global power.


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