{"product_id":"brass-nataraja-statue-dancing-shiva-lost-wax-cast-brass-sculpture-handcrafted","title":"Brass Nataraja Statue — Dancing Shiva · Lost-Wax Cast Brass Sculpture · Handcrafted","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this single figure, every force in the universe — creation, preservation, destruction, and liberation — is held in perfect balance.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eName: Brass Nataraja Statue — Dancing Shiva\u003cbr\u003eDeity: Nataraja — Shiva as the Lord of Dance\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Solid brass\u003cbr\u003eCraft: Lost-wax casting — traditional Indian metal sculpture\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Shiva in the Ananda Tandava pose — four-armed, dancing on one leg atop the figure of Apasmara, encircled by a ring of flames (Prabhamandala) with flame tips at the perimeter; raised on a stepped round pedestal base\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Natural antique brass — warm gold tone with aged surface detailing\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Approx. 5 – 6 inches height x 4 – 5 inches width\u003cbr\u003eUse: Devotional object, home altar piece, or decorative sculpture\u003cbr\u003eCare: Dust with a soft dry cloth; polish occasionally with a brass cloth to maintain lustre; handle with care — avoid dropping\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STORY BEHIND IT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nataraja is one of the most profound and philosophically complete images ever conceived by any civilisation. Every element of this figure — every arm, every gesture, every object held, the position of every foot, the ring of fire that surrounds the whole — is a precise symbolic statement. Nothing is decorative. Everything means something. And together, these elements form a visual philosophy of the entire cosmos expressed through the body of a single dancing god.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShiva dances in the Ananda Tandava — the dance of bliss. His upper right hand holds the damaru, the small hourglass drum whose rhythm is the sound of creation itself, the first sound, the pulse from which all matter emerges. His upper left hand holds Agni — fire, the force of destruction that clears what is finished so that what is new can begin. His lower right hand is raised in Abhaya mudra — the gesture of protection, of fearlessness, of the divine saying: do not be afraid. His lower left hand points downward toward his raised left foot — the gesture of liberation, of Gajahasta, indicating the release from the cycle of birth and death available to those who seek it. His right foot stands on Apasmara — the dwarf figure of ignorance, of forgetfulness, of the ego that keeps the soul from recognising its own divine nature. He dances on it. He does not destroy it — he dances on it, because ignorance cannot be eliminated by force, only transcended through awareness and grace.\u003cbr\u003eThe ring of fire that encircles the entire composition is the Prabhamandala — the halo of the universe, the eternal cycle of time, the boundary between the cosmos and the void beyond it. Its flame tips, individually cast along the full circumference of the ring, are not a border. They are the universe itself, in perpetual motion, perpetually alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis statue was cast using the lost-wax process — the same technique that has been used to make Nataraja figures in India for over a thousand years, its lineage traceable to the great Chola bronze Natarajas of the 9th to 13th centuries that are now among the most celebrated sculptures in the world. Each figure is cast individually, the mould destroyed to release it, which means no two are perfectly identical. The aged brass surface — warm, golden, slightly uneven in the way that only hand-cast metal can be — gives this piece the quality of something much older than it is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW TO STYLE IT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlace it on a home altar, a meditation corner, a study shelf, or a console — wherever it can be seen clearly and at eye level, where the full geometry of the composition can be appreciated. Its warm brass tone sits beautifully against dark wood, marble, and natural stone surfaces. A piece of this iconographic depth belongs in a space where it can be returned to and reconsidered — where new details reveal themselves with every viewing. One of the most meaningful gifts in the Indian devotional and decorative tradition — for a housewarming, a new beginning, or any occasion where something of lasting significance is called for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandcrafted in India. Your purchase directly supports the artisan who made it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Art Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47855573237918,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/6280\/1566\/files\/Image_xj5m6ixj5m6ixj5m_copy.jpg?v=1781423069","url":"https:\/\/royalarttreasure.ca\/products\/brass-nataraja-statue-dancing-shiva-lost-wax-cast-brass-sculpture-handcrafted","provider":"Royal Art Treasure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}