Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha Statue - Bhumisparsha Mudra Desks This black glazed stoneware storage

This black glazed stoneware storage jar from 19th century Hebei province in China would have been used for the storage of liquids such as wine

Tibetan Furniture: Identifying · Appreciating · Collecting by Chris Buckley

Its latticework doors are designed to promote air circulation

chests such as this were prized possessions used to store clothing

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha Statue - Bhumisparsha Mudra Desks This black glazed stoneware storageThis 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