Very Large Antique Manipuri Singing Bowl – Concert Pitch B
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Large Manipuri Singing & Fountain Bowl. B & F Notes (Crown & Heart Chakras)
Weight 2 lb 15 oz (1.34 kilos). 24.5 x 8.5 cm (approx. 9 ¾ x 3 ½ inches)
This is a very large and substantial fine quality antique Manipuri Singing Bowl with an unusually low fundamental note, a second octave B. The note is virtually concert pitch when played around the rim with a suede ringer, but it changes to a mid octave F if a wooden one is used. This is a complex bowl with many subtle harmonics when played around the rim. This bowl will also produce great fountains if played with a little water inside.
This is a superbly made and heavy bowl with thick walls. It is generously decorated inside with incised circles, a ring of sun motifs, and an engraved star at its centre, the latter now worn faint. The lip is boldly decorated with a necklace of sun motifs (punched dots inside circles) and there are incised lines forming a collar either side of the rim. Altogether, a top quality bowl in superb condition…free of blemishes and stains, and having a lovely golden colour!
A brocade bowl cushion and a double-ended teak and suede ringer are included in the price.
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Listen (2 struck notes and 3 played notes…1 suede ringer, and two with wooden ringers).
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