Guru Rinpoche
fromNPR 425,000
Guru Rinpoche, Antique Brass
Antique brass, seven-inch shrine size
NPR 58,000
Quantity
TTK-GURURI-AB-07
The same iconography at shrine scale and in antiqued brass rather than gilt copper — vajra, skull cup, khatvanga and lotus hat all present, the finish left dark and matt. For a home altar or a desk.
What to expect from this order
Cast by hand in a named workshop
Made by Thamel Metal Studio in the Kathmandu valley, and paid for directly. About the workshop
Dispatched in two working days
Tracked the whole way. Anything over 10 kg travels by freight on a booked slot. Shipping and delivery
Nothing charged now
Pay the courier on delivery, or by wallet or bank transfer once we have confirmed the piece. How paying works
14 days to change your mind
Return it within 14 days of delivery, in the condition it arrived in. Refund policy
The detail
Measurements, materials and how this one was made — the facts a photograph cannot carry.
- Deity
- Guru Rinpoche
- Finish
- Antique brass
- Posture
- Seated, royal ease
- Inlay
- None
- Material
- Brass
- Technique
- Lost-wax cast
- Origin district
- Kathmandu
- Artisan
- Thamel studio, Kathmandu
- Width
- 11.7 cm
- Length
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 17.8 cm
- Weight
- 1.9 kg
Made to a price without cutting the iconography, which is the harder way to do it. The hat brim and the staff heads are the first things a cheaper workshop simplifies; here they are not.
Cast by the lost-wax method the Newar workshops of Patan have used for roughly a thousand years. The artisan models the figure in wax, encases it in a clay and rice-husk mould, fires the mould so the wax runs out, and pours molten metal into the void that is left. The mould is broken to release the casting, so no two pieces from it can ever be identical. Chasing, filing and detailing the face are then done entirely by hand — the slowest part of the work, and the part that decides whether a statue is any good.
Dust with a dry, soft cloth. The antique tone is applied, not natural, so avoid brass polish and acidic cleaners — both cut straight through it. If the piece is handled often, wipe it down with a dry cloth afterwards; fingerprints etch brass over time. Keep away from damp.
In-stock pieces are dispatched within two working days and tracked all the way. Pieces over 10 kg travel by freight on a booked slot rather than by parcel carrier.
You can return it within 14 days of delivery, in the condition it arrived in. If you changed your mind you pay the return postage; if it was faulty or damaged in transit, we do. The refund policy sets out how, and the shipping policy covers costs and timings.
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