{"product_id":"maitreya-chinese-bodhisattva-in-devotional-posture-gilt-bronze-lot-445","title":"Maitreya Chinese Bodhisattva in Devotional Posture – Gilt Bronze, lot 445","description":"\u003cp\u003eEstimated value: €1,200 – €1,800\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis statue depicts a bodhisattva in a devotional posture, seated with hands clasped in añjali mudra. It is emphatically a figure with two arms; the elements on either side are lotus attributes and do not form part of the arm structure. The serene facial expression, the gilded face, and the stylized crown point to a Sino-Tibetan tradition from the late 19th to early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe statue is cast in bronze using the traditional lost-wax method and shows remnants of original fire gilding, with natural wear on the raised areas. In recessed zones, the gold is better preserved, consistent with long-term ritual use. The patina is layered and shows stable copper oxidation without modern interventions.\n\nThe combination of posture, lotus motifs, and restrained iconography fits within a Mahayana\/Vajrayana context and is often associated with Maitreya worship in Chinese and Sino-Tibetan workshops, without constituting a multi-armed representation.\n\nDimensions: H 29 cm × W 14 cm  \u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx. 2 kg  \u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Sino-Tibetan region  \u003cbr\u003eDating: ca. 1880–1920  \u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Bronze with remnants of fire gilding","brand":"1stbuddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56488117240139,"sku":"445","price":380.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/6170\/5547\/files\/chinese-bodhisattva-devotionele-houding-vuurverguld-brons.jpg?v=1770649499","url":"https:\/\/1stbuddha.com\/products\/maitreya-chinese-bodhisattva-in-devotional-posture-gilt-bronze-lot-445","provider":"1stbuddha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}