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Silver Repousse: An Intriguing Colonial Technique
Silver Repousse: An Intriguing Colonial Technique
There are a few techniques that offer such diversity of expression and are practised less day by day. Silver repousse is one of those techniques that has been used for ages. Omasri Mowji, a well-known name of the 1800s from Kachchh, astonished the world with his skills in repousse. His work was usually sent to the British Raj, and it was extremely eccentric and figurative.
Repoussé is used to work on the reverse of the metal to form a raised design on the front. Chasing is used to refine the design on the front of the work by sinking the metal. Then the outer part is finished with different chisels and gravers, bringing the forms and shapes alive with prominent gestures, as if the figures are frozen in silver.
Abjah uncovers these ancient techniques to bring you something truly one of a kind.
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