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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