{"product_id":"antieke-thaise-bronzen-boeddha-hand-vitarka-mudra-19e-eeuw","title":"Antique Thai Bronze Buddha Hand – Vitarka Mudra – 19th Century","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThai bronze Buddha hand in Vitarka mudra\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thailand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19th century\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e bronze \/ copper alloy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e H 38 × W 9 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 900 g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMudra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vitarka mudra\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e mounted on a black stand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTeaching gesture and palm emblem\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis surviving right hand was cast as part of a larger Buddhist image. The thumb and index finger meet in the teaching gesture known as Vitarka mudra, while a raised floral chakra is set into the palm. The combination gives the fragment both iconographic clarity and considerable sculptural presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eModelling and patina\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fingers are unusually elongated and fluid, contrasting with the densely decorated wrist band below. The bronze carries layered brown, green and blue-green oxidation, together with age-related rubbing and surface variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetached Buddha hands of this type were originally integral to monumental devotional bronzes. Mounted independently, this example retains the elegant line, ritual gesture and decorative detail associated with 19th-century Thai bronze sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1stbuddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58543084798283,"sku":"792","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/6170\/5547\/files\/antieke-thaise-bronzen-boeddhahand-vitarka-mudra.jpg?v=1789921074","url":"https:\/\/1stbuddha.nl\/en\/products\/antique-thai-bronze-buddha-hand-vitarka-mudra-1","provider":"1stbuddha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}