Gilt Bronze Sitting Buddha Statue - Dhyana Mudra Origin - Japan It was made for the

It was made for the English & American export market in Canton

it makes both a decorative and practical piece for modern interiors

they are a great talking point and there are two sizes available

Our antique handis are mostly 19th or early 20th century

Walnut develops a beautiful patina & colour with age

Gilt Bronze Sitting Buddha Statue - Dhyana Mudra Origin - Japan It was made for theThis large bronze Buddha has a serene gaze with painted eyes and lips. Buddha is seated in dhyana mudra, his hands resting on his lap, his right hand resting on the palm of the left. Buddha posed in dhyana mudra during his final meditation beneath the Bodhi tree before achieving enlightenment. He sits here on his lotus throne, which raises Buddha above the contamination of day to day existence like a lotus flower rising above the water it grows from.