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  • Maharaja Exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

    Posted on February 1, 2012 | No Comments
    Maharaja— the mere mention of the word brings to mind images of colorfully decorated elephants and turbaned Indian Kings be-jeweled in diamonds, emeralds, gold, rubies, brocades and layers of pearls.  The translation of Maharaja, from its Sanskrit root, is ‘king of kings’ and ‘great king’.   […]

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