Tibetan singing bowl gift set, golden bowl 20 cm

Tibetan Bowl Singer Gift Set, Origin Kathmandu, Nepal, size: 20 cm

The set contains: a 20 cm bowl + 1 wooden hammer + colored pillow + red gift box.

Making bowls is a completely manual process. Each bowl is carefully carved into the right shape, going through several stages to achieve the correct shape and pure sound. First, different metals (copper, tin, iron, lead, gold, and silver) are melted in a furnace. The molten metal is then extracted from the furnace and poured into a die, after which it is cut into discs of different diameters and thicknesses for further processing. The discs are then, after precise measurement and classification by weight, carved by hand into the desired shape and size. About five discs are placed on top of each other and heated to red in the oven, after which they are carved in turn into the shape of a bowl using a matrix.

Specialist craftsmen can only do this when the metal is incandescent, because if it cools too much it becomes brittle and can develop cracks, making the bowl unusable. After the bowls get their raw shape, the finishing process begins. At this stage, each bowl is given its own shape and size, and again fine carving is required so that the bowl is heated to red again to achieve exactly the right shape and sound. After this, the bowls are individually sanded and polished on the outside and inside, and if necessary, carved to give them the final finish.