Mix-up: Dea con Ganesha Natale by the Japanese painter and

by the Japanese painter and draftsman Ohara Koson

Printed on a sheet of an Italian vintage art encyclopedia

when our mom used to make us breakfast

in the midst of the Renaissance

The colony was mainly frequented by women

Mix-up: Dea con Ganesha Natale by the Japanese painter andThe print shows the God Ganesha, part man and part elephant, cradled by a beautiful goddess. Ganesha is considered a deity who brings good luck. Ganesha is the son of Shiva and his consort Prvati, represented with four arms and an elephant's head while riding or being served by a mouse. The Goddess depicted is probably his mother, Prvati, or Lakshmi, the Goddess of abundance, light, wisdom and destiny. He is also called the Lord of auspiciousness who