{"product_id":"monumentaal-antiek-vuurverguld-bronzen-shakyamuni-boeddha-beeld-kasaya-rijstveldgewaad-18e-eeuw-69-cm-27-00-kg","title":"Monumental Antique Fire-Gilded Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha Statue – Kasaya Rice Field Robe – 18th Century – 69 cm \/ 27.00 kg","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333; max-width: 800px; margin: auto; padding: 20px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #8c7643; border-bottom: 2px solid #8c7643; padding-bottom: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 1.4em; letter-spacing: 1px;\"\u003e\nMonumental Antique Fire-Gilded Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha Statue – Kasaya Rice Field Robe – 18th Century – 69 cm \/ 27.00 kg\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e 69 cm high | 54 cm wide | 27.00 kg (Extremely heavy, monumental temple casting)\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nThis monumental antique bronze Shakyamuni Buddha statue is a powerful Tibetan \/ Himalayan monastic object of exceptional, palatial scale. With a massive and impressive weight of no less than \u003cstrong\u003e27.00 kilos\u003c\/strong\u003e and a height of 69 cm, this sculpture represents a thick-walled temple commission of the very highest category. The Buddha is depicted in \u003cem\u003eAbhaya mudra\u003c\/em\u003e: the raised right hand as a sign of protection, reassurance, and the removal of fear.\n\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8c7643; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.2em; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\nWhy buy this monumental masterpiece? (Function \u0026 Protection)\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nDue to its enormous scale and layered history, this colossal bronze is specially designed to anchor an unwavering atmosphere of spiritual safety, abundance, and stability in high-end interiors, entrances, or meditation rooms:\n\n\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Shield of Fearlessness:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cem\u003eAbhaya mudra\u003c\/em\u003e stands for inner peace, trust, and spiritual safety. It is an attitude that literally says: \"do not be afraid\". It functions as a powerful energetic shield that drives negativity and external obstacles from the entire space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Spiritual Harvest (The Kasaya Robe):\u003c\/strong\u003e The reverse side shows the traditional Tibetan Kasaya monk's robe, hand-engraved in a geometric rice field pattern. This symbolizes the \"field of merit\": spiritual nourishment, discipline, wisdom, and the harvesting of good karma and abundance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional Offering Architecture:\u003c\/strong\u003e The left hand rests open in the lap in the meditative \u003cem\u003eDhyana mudra\u003c\/em\u003e. This hand is deliberately cast horizontally and open to historically carry a loose, heavy metal vase of life (\u003cem\u003ekalasha\u003c\/em\u003e) or begging bowl during ceremonies. This loose procedure proves the uncompromising monastic quality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8c7643; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.2em; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\nMicroscopic Evidence of Ancient Devotion \u0026amp; Fire Gilding\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe deep, golden-brown temple skin reveals the character of an intensely lived-in and worshipped monastic object, where microscopic examination irrefutably proves its pure pre-industrial authenticity:\n\n\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; list-style-type: disc;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHidden Gold Islands:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep beneath the folds of the cloak — in places that have completely escaped the monks' centuries-long ritual polishing — lie thick, layered islands of the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal fire gilding (gold amalgam)\u003c\/strong\u003e. This 24-karat gold is overgrown with a legitimate, petrified crust of centuries-old temple soot and incense ash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSharp Craftsmanship Traces:\u003c\/strong\u003e The casting skin shows the original, palpably sharp manual scraping and filing marks of the master caster himself. These marks were carved into the metal at the time when the rough casting skin was manually chipped away, proving that the sculpture was never 'polished smooth' by modern or mechanical means.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeometric Wax Plate Structure:\u003c\/strong\u003e The open bottom reveals the original wax plates of the old \u003cem\u003ecire perdue\u003c\/em\u003e process, pressed into the mold by hand. The interior shows the deeply blackened casting channel and the original mineral deposits and white veils from the borax flux.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8c7643; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.2em; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\nProduct details\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold; width: 30%;\"\u003eDepiction:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eShakyamuni Buddha\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMudra:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eAbhaya mudra, the posture of protection and reassurance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eMonumental cast bronze \/ copper-rich temple alloy with deep golden-brown fire patina and authentic remnants of fire gilding (gold amalgam)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOrigin \/ Style:\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eTibet \/ Himalayan monastic tradition\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDating:\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003e18th–19th century\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eH 69 × W 54 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003e27.00 kg (Monumental palace format)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eExceptional antique condition. Deep original patina with ritual wear, manual master marks, internal oxidation, and mineral borax deposits. 100% nonsense-free.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"1stbuddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57360265314635,"sku":"570","price":13899.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/6170\/5547\/files\/vuurvergulde-bronzen-boeddha-18e-19e-eeuw.jpg?v=1779107942","url":"https:\/\/1stbuddha.com\/products\/monumental-antique-fire-gilded-bronze-shakyamuni-buddha-statue-kasaya-rice-field-robe-18th-century-69-cm-2700-kg","provider":"1stbuddha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}