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品名（中）	伽内什
品名（英）	Ganesha
入馆年号	2021年，2021.205
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1878 - 公元 1883
创作地区
分类	印刷品（Prints）
尺寸	页: 16 × 12 3/4 英寸 (40.6 × 32.4 厘米)
介绍（中）	Ganesha是湿婆和Parvati的象头儿子，被尊为[成功]障碍的伟大消除者；因此，他在任何一家企业的起步阶段都受到表彰。但他在这里扮演了一个鲜为人知的角色，即史诗《摩诃婆罗多》的作曲家、诗人维亚萨的抄写员。正如《摩诃婆罗多》中引用的那样，Ganesha在转录Vyasa的口述中所起的作用似乎是后来的插值，可能被认为反映了上帝日益增长的地位以及他在智力和敏捷方面的声誉。根据这个故事，当他的羽毛笔失灵时，他折断了一根獠牙，继续不间断地转录维亚萨的话。图中，Ganesha穿着一位博学的婆罗门的白色长袍，手里拿着笔，转录口述，记录下这部不朽的文学作品。他四只手中有三只拿着纸和笔，第四只拿着一个装着他最喜欢的糖果的布袋。一个黄铜墨水壶坐在他的脚边，他的天体交通工具（vahana），老鼠，试探性地伸出他的头，好像被Ganesha伸出的手上挂着的糖果吸引了。这是一个既虔诚又快乐的形象。
介绍（英）	Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is worshipped as the great remover of obstacles [to success]; consequently, he is honored at the beginning of any enterprise. But he is here cast in his lesser-known role as the scribe to the poet Vyasa, composer of the epic Mahabharata. Ganesha’s role in transcribing Vyasa’s dictation, as cited in the Mahabharata, appears to be a later interpolation, and may be taken to reflect the god’s growing status and his reputation for intellectual prowess and agility. According to this story, when his quill pen failed, he broke off one tusk and continued to transcribe Vyasa’s words uninterrupted. Ganesha is shown here attired in white robes of a learned Brahmin, pen in hand, transcribing the dictation to record this monumental work of literature. He holds pen and paper in three of his four hands, the fourth hold a cloth bag of his favorite sweetmeats. A brass inkpot sits at his feet, and his celestial vehicle (vahana), the rat, protrudes his head tentatively, as if attracted by the sweets that hang from Ganesha’s extended hand. It is an image both reverential and joyful.