Antique (1850-1870) Tibetan singing bowls (usually 1.5-4 kilos)

A short story about our singing bowls. Singing bowls (also known as 'Himalayan bowls' or 'rin' or suzu gongs in Japan) are a type of bell, specified as a standing bell and not hanging or mounted on a stem. Standing bubbles touch the ground with their bottoms. The walls and edge of the singing bowl vibrate and therefore make sound. Singing bowls originate from Asia and were used as part of Bon and Tantric Buddhism. Today they are found worldwide in many spiritual traditions such as meditation, relaxation, health, personal well-being and religious practice. Singing bowls are originally from Nepal, India, Japan and Korea. The best kind comes from the Himalayan region and are often called Tibetan singing bowls. Origin, history and use: In Buddhism, singing bowls are used to support meditation, enter into a trance and during prayer. Chinese Buddhists, for example, use the singing bowl together with a wooden fish while reciting prayers and strike the bowl during a certain part of their singing, the so-called Sutra or Mantra. In Japan and Vietnam, the bowls are often used during singing but also to interrupt and change an activity. The use of singing bowls in Tibet is the subject of many stories, some people say that they are and were used for meditation, others say that they are magical objects to transform (self or an object). Traditionally, singing bowls are made of Panchaloha (This means 5 metals in Sanskrit) A mixture of Bronze, Copper, Tin, Zinc and other metals often with the addition of gold and or silver and Nickel (7 metals) Antique singing bowls produce polyphonic, polyharmonic overtones that are unique to each bowl. The previously described tones indicate a high quality alloy of bronze. Making singing bowls has often been described as a lost tradition and craftsmanship. Craftsmen still make modest production in the hidden, poorly accessible parts of Nepal.