Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Sri Lanka The brass drawer handles have

The brass drawer handles have also been replaced during its lifetime and the wings recarved

5 x 67 (WxDxH cms)

Condition: Aged surface with wear consistent with long-term domestic use

with ornate floral scenes across the doors and lower frieze panels

this timeless shawl combines traditional textile expertise with contemporary simplicity

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Sri Lanka The brass drawer handles haveThis 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