Ahmedabad exhibition shows Hindu gods made in European and Japanese porcelain

A new exhibition at Ahmedabad's Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Porcelain: The Lithographic Mold, showcases colonial-era porcelain figurines of Hindu deities made in Europe and Japan using Indian lithographs as models. Collector Anil Relia began his search after spotting a pink-cheeked Krishna in Surat in the 1990s. The makers had never seen Indian gods, leading to unusual features and poses.