Gilt Bronze Sitting Buddha Statue - Dhyana Mudra Origin - Japan Neck pillows like this one

Neck pillows like this one were commonly used back in the days when Chinese ladies had very elaborate hairstyles

It was made for the English & American export market in Canton

132 x 45 x 87 (wxdxh cms)

they are a great talking point and there are two sizes available

Walnut develops a beautiful patina & colour with age

Gilt Bronze Sitting Buddha Statue - Dhyana Mudra Origin - Japan Neck pillows like this oneThis large bronze Buddha has a serene gaze with painted eyes and lips. Buddha is seated in dhyana mudra, his hands resting on his lap, his right hand resting on the palm of the left. Buddha posed in dhyana mudra during his final meditation beneath the Bodhi tree before achieving enlightenment. He sits here on his lotus throne, which raises Buddha above the contamination of day to day existence like a lotus flower rising above the water it grows from.