Cinnabar Budda

[phetaroi]

Whenever I see a well kept Buddha statue at an antique mall, I try to rescue it since I am Buddhist.

Today I bought a Buddha listed as "Cinnabar Buddha".

Now I find that real cinnabar is dangerous due to the mercury content. But that many cinnabar carvings are not really cinnabar.

How can I find out which my Buddha is?

Thanks

[Digger 68]

You can't google this?

I have a cinnabar Asian round box. It's made of lacquered wood. Now the lacquer could be cinnabar but I doubt it.

Unless you are constantly rubbing your Buddha (Sounds kind of strange) or putting him your mouth (Even stranger) I think you will be okay.

https://www.google.com/search?q=is+i...hrome&ie=UTF-8

[phetaroi]

Is your Asian round box heavy? This is.

[Digger 68]

I'll bet it's made in a mold. Those are a dime dozen.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by Digger 68

I'll bet it's made in a mold. Those are a dime dozen.

It may very well be.

[jamary1]

Quick test: moisten a cotton swab or ball with fingernail polish remover. Swab the buddha somewhere out of sight. Is the swab or cotton ball red? It's probably cinnabar or cinnabar lacquer.

[Digger 68]

It's injection molded. I will bet on that.

This kind of stuff is everywhere. The OP has to relax a little.