Price £2200 with uk Postage Paid.
Age Mid to Late 18thC
Sculpture is 22.5cm Tall or Nearly 9 Inches.
Rare 18thC Sculpture of Vishnumaya Kuttichathan or Kutti Chattan sculpture, Originally from Kerala in Southern India and is a cult/folk deity. Highly Detailed Casting Bronze with a high Zinc/Tin Content. This sculpture has nice silver like patination.
Kuttichathan is a goblin-like being in Malabari Hindu folklore, often depicted as a portly adolescent boy, sometimes described as having a kutumi. Kuttichathan’s tricks (such as catching his victims clothing on fire, throwing rocks at his victims, and beds turning into beds of thorn) cause great trouble to his victims but never do serious harm. He is said to demand food in exchange for freedom from his harassment.
