Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Congo the brass ring handles remain

the brass ring handles remain original

The console features four drawers arranged symmetrically around a central cupboard with double doors

Dimensions: W60 x D55 x H19 cm

integral carry handle

The traditional name for these Indian chests is 'majus' - they are found mostly in Rajasthan & Gujarat in North India

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Bhumisparsha Mudra Origin - Congo the brass ring handles remainThis 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