10.25" A#/F Note Engraved Singing Bowl Zen Vedic Series
Size: 10.25" diameter x 4.5" high
Weight: 1980 grams
Average Rim Thickness: 4.2 mm
Average Fundamental Note: A# 117 Hz
Average Overtone Note: F 340 Hz
The Engraved style of the Zen Vedic Series is hand-engraved by skilled artisans onto a lathed, smooth-finished bronze surface, with each line, petal, and motif cut into the metal by a craftsperson working point by point. Unlike laser etching, which is fast and identical across every bowl, hand engraving carries the rhythm of the maker's hand, the small variations in pressure and pacing that make each piece quietly individual. The result is artwork with depth, warmth, and the unmistakable signature of human craft, paired with the rich, sustained voice the Vedic Series is built around.
The result is a bowl that earns a second look before you ever strike it, and a third one after you do. Whether it lives on an altar, finds its way into session work, or sits where it can simply be looked at, an Engraved bowl carries its presence in both directions, what you see and what you hear, and the time invested in each one shows in every detail.
Engraved Design
This Engraved Zen Vedic Series bowl is hand-finished with a dancing Ganesha at its center, the elephant-headed deity caught mid-step in a graceful posture with multiple arms extended outward holding traditional attributes, his presence anchoring the entire composition. Surrounding Ganesha, the outside of the bowl is filled with dense scrolling vines and large rosette blossoms that wrap the entire body, with finely hatched background work giving the surface its layered depth and pushing the central figure forward against the garden behind him. A fine beaded band traces the upper rim, framing the composition, while the lathed interior is left smooth and unadorned, returning attention to the bowl's pure resonant voice. Together, the design honors Ganesha as the remover of obstacles, the patron of beginnings, and the lord of wisdom and learning, his dancing form pairing the joyful movement of the divine with the abundance of the surrounding natural world, a bowl that brings one of the most beloved figures in Hindu tradition into hand-engraved form.
About the Zen Vedic Series
The Zen Singing Bowls Vedic Series is hand-crafted in India by skilled artisans working in a long-standing metalsmithing tradition. Though singing bowls are often referred to as Tibetan Singing Bowls, Tibet itself does not produce them. The bowls associated with this practice are made across the broader Himalayan and South Asian region, with India being one of the key centers of production. Each Vedic Series bowl is shaped, hammered, and finished by hand, carrying the small variations and character marks that come with traditional craftsmanship. No two bowls are identical, and each one reflects the maker's touch.
Included
This sound bowl includes a complimentary Zen natural cotton bag, Zen organic buckwheat cushion, a felt mallet, and a suede-wrapped wood mallet.
The photos are of this exact Zen Vedic Series Engraved Singing Bowl you will receive.
The sound sample is of this specific instrument.
Sound sample includes the singing bowl struck with the felt mallet. Sound 2 sample includes it being sung at the rim with the suede mallet.
