Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Congo the brass ring handles remain

the brass ring handles remain original

Dimensions: W60 x D55 x H19 cm

There is a beautiful layer of pale blue paint still visible on this piece which adds to its charm

Crafted using the dhokra or lost wax technique

This large box is decorated with stylistic two horses heads

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Congo the brass ring handles remainThis large bronze Buddha has a serene gaze with painted eyes and lips. Buddha is seated in bhumisparsha mudra, with his right hand "touching the earth" and symbolises Buddha's enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree. The mudra is always from a seated position with the right hand resting on the knee, fingers pointing to the ground. He sits here on his lotus throne, which raises Buddha above the contamination of day to day existence like a lotus flower