Title: “PADMA KALASHA”
(Meaning,“lotus treasure vase” in Sanskrit and pronounced, “pod-mah call-asha”)
Size: 32.125” W x 30.25” H (unframed)
Story:
In Buddhism, it is said that the dawn following Buddha’s famous night under the tree of Bodh Gaya, marked the beginning of joy and goodness spreading to all the kingdoms of the universe. Eight celestial beings were said to flock to the site with eight gifts for “the enlightened one.” Two of the eight were a padma or lotus flower symbolizing purity, and a kalasha or treasure vase containing spiritual jewels and lustral waters, the nectar of immortality. The memory of the centuries and of mankind has retained some of these presents. “Padma Kalasha”… the gift keeps on giving.
Materials:
Acrylic and fluorescent paints and raised 18kt gold all on heavy watercolor paper, veiled over with hand-made Japanese rice lace, bathed in a mixture of archival beeswax and UV-resistant polymers, with border panels of late 1800’s Indian sari cloth and late 1800’s Chinese altar silk wrapped in red silk, adorned at top right with an early 1800’s Tibetan red tassel from a horse trapping suspended under a Chinese Ming Dynasty “ghost script” charm with symbolism of snake, stars and moon, all mounted onto archival museum board.
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