Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Varada Mudra Small Boxes or grouped with other antique

or grouped with other antique blocks

This antique Japanese isho-dansu chest dates from the Taisho Era (1912-1926) and would have been used for clothing storage

The cabinet retains its original

The open latticework would have allowed air circulation to keep stored goods fresh

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Varada Mudra Small Boxes or grouped with other antiqueThis large bronze Buddha has a serene gaze and is seated varada mudra, both palms open. Varada mudra is a sign of compassion & charity, representing the five perfections; patience, effort, concentration, generosity & morality. This pose is always from a seated position with the right hand resting on the knee, hand facing outwards. This is an excellent museum quality reproduction piece cast in bronze in the Tibetan style using traditional techniques