{"product_id":"javanese-majapahit-revival-buddha-bronze-58cm","title":"Javanese Majapahit-Revival Buddha – Bronze, 58.5 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e H 58.5 × W 16 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 kg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bronze \/ copper alloy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated period:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19th century or older\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Java, Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Majapahit Revival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGesture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double teaching \/ Vitarka gesture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tall Javanese bronze Buddha in a Majapahit-revival idiom, standing 58.5 cm high and shown with both hands raised in teaching gestures. The sculpture has a slender vertical silhouette, a double-lotus base and a naturally varied green-brown surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMajapahit-revival form\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe elongated proportions, Javanese coiffure and decorative vocabulary look back to artistic traditions associated with pre-modern Java. An earlier catalogue record places the historic core in the 19th century or older. This listing deliberately describes the piece as \u003cstrong\u003eMajapahit Revival\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than assigning it to the historical Majapahit period itself; the dating therefore remains an attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDouble Vitarka gesture\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth hands form a teaching gesture related to vitarka mudra, symbolising explanation, transmission and discussion of Buddhist doctrine. The mirrored gesture gives the standing figure an unusually balanced frontal composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMaterial and conservation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figure is cast in a copper-alloy bronze and retains green oxidation, darker patina and small gold-toned surface residues. A previous structural break has been stabilised with modern conservation material; ultraviolet examination helps distinguish this intervention from the surrounding older surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistoric surface with oxidation, wear and an old structural repair that has been professionally stabilised. The restoration is visible in the detailed photographs and is disclosed as part of the condition record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddha-Statues.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63361440481610,"sku":"675","price":975.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1073\/1693\/7034\/files\/javanese-majapahit-revival-buddha-bronze-front-view.jpg?v=1787894372","url":"https:\/\/buddha-statues.com\/products\/javanese-majapahit-revival-buddha-bronze-58cm","provider":"buddha-statues.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}