The story
Each year Anil sets aside a single idol he considers his finest work — the one piece he would carry himself to the immersion. This seated Ganesha is that piece for 2026.
Modelled in natural shadu clay and finished with hand-ground mineral pigment, it carries fine 22k gold-leaf detailing on the crown and ornaments.
It is offered through live auction. The maker has set the reserve; the collectors will set the rest.
The making
From earth to object
Shadu clay idol making · 120+ years — a tradition kept alive by hand.
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The year's finest clay
Anil reserves his best-purified shadu for the single master idol he releases each year.
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Modelling in repose
The seated form is raised by hand over many days, balanced so the figure reads as calm and grounded.
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Gold-leaf detail
Crown and ornaments are finished with fine 22k gold leaf, the only non-clay material in the work.
Where your money goes
0%
of this hammer price is paid directly to Anil Kumbhar — the hands that made it.
How we pay our makers →Provenance
Certificate of authenticity
Every piece ships with a digital certificate recording exactly what you have collected, and the hand that made it.
- Artisan
- Anil Kumbhar
- Craft origin
- Shadu clay idol making · 120+ years
- Created
- 2026, Pen, Maharashtra
- Materials
- Shadu clay, hand-mixed mineral pigment, 22k gold-leaf detail
- Edition
- One of one · Master piece
- Maker's mark
- Mineral pigments mixed by hand; no synthetic colour ever used.
The maker
Anil Kumbhar
Festival clay idols · Pen, Maharashtra
From the idol town of Pen, Anil Kumbhar makes Ganpati figures in natural shadu clay — the kind that returns cleanly to the water it came from.
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