Meditating Buddha — 24k Gold Leaf

24-karat gold leaf, applied by hand over seventeen layers of lacquer — a surface that returns light as warmth, not reflection. Gold leaf application is among the most demanding techniques in Khmer lacquerware. The leaf is cut, laid dry, and burnished through the lacquer — any error in humidity or pressure destroys the sheet. Éric Stocker has spent years perfecting the technique, producing a surface that glows from within rather than shining on the surface. Choose your size: 30 cm — for a shelf,

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