Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha Statue - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Mongolia This bleaching is only seen

This bleaching is only seen on rosewood pieces with significant age

These words confirm its purpose: to safeguard holy water gathered during pilgrimage

This scroll would have been commissioned upon the matriarch's death in 1928

Many Japanese antiques we find are poorly restored - We painstakingly restore each piece using traditional Japanese techniques to ensure these pieces last and are loved for many more lifetimes to come

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha Statue - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Mongolia This bleaching is only seenThis bronze Buddha is in the pose of Bhumisparsha mudra and seated on a lotus throne. Bhumisparsha means "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. This is an excellent museum quality reproduction piece cast in bronze in the Tibetan style using traditional techniques with a gilded finish. From