Tibetan Medicine Buddha Bowl

Singing bowl with engraved image of the medicine Buddha at the bottom of the bowl.

Product specification

Item

NE0220/12

EAN

8719172834833

Bowl weight: 350g

Size: ±12 cm

Material: Bronze

Information on the hammering process of Tibetan singing bowls:

Each singing bowl is hammered following a series of procedures that will give the bowl its perfect shape. During the manufacturing phase, the different metals that make up the bowl are melted in a furnace (copper, pewter, iron, lead, gold and silver) depending on the type of bowl required, such as bronze or seven-metal bowls. The molten metal is then poured into a mould to obtain a metal disc of the desired size and thickness. At this stage, the metal disc is modelled after being weighed and measured very precisely, and then graded according to the type of bowl to come. In the actual hammering process, 4 or 5 discs are stacked on top of each other and then heated until they glow. The glowing metal disc formed is then hammered by skilled craftsmen until the metal is no longer hot, then heated again and hammered again. These two operations of heating and hammering continue until the desired shape and size are obtained. This explains why hammered singing bowls can have different shapes and sizes.. This explains why hammered singing bowls can differ from one another by a few centimetres. While the bowls are being hammered, the metal disc must be beaten while it is still hot, because it is more flexible. Once cooled, the metal actually loses its flexibility and becomes increasingly brittle, risking the cracks that would occur if it were struck. Once the desired shape has been obtained, the bowl-making process begins: each bowl is brought to the desired shape and size, repeating the heating and hammering phase if necessary. Once the desired shape and size have been achieved, the bowl is hammered to perfection. Individual bowls are then chiselled and finished inside and out.