Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Varada Mudra Material - Silver Originally used for everyday family

Originally used for everyday family meals

A piece is first sculpted from wax and then coated with clay (usually made from termite hills) which creates the outer mold

practical form has changed very little over the past two centuries

This old colonial Indian book cabinet dates to the late 19th century

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Varada Mudra Material - Silver Originally used for everyday familyThis 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