Beautiful metal art from India

Discussion in 'Art' started by Jax Moving and Storage, Apr 9, 2017.

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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Id say they were tourist items,maybe 1960's-70's. I like the gong . :)
     
  3. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    They are etched brass with enamel filled in to the etching to produce the pattern. I believe it is called Marori work. There is a second type which is the reverse and I don't remember the name off hand. I agree with Johnnys dating. Earlier work is more finely done.
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They are very nice, probably from Kashmir.
    Brad, do you mean Meenakari? This enameling is like Meenakari/Minakari, but I believe it has a different name.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Just looked it up, I know Meenakari from gold and silver jewellery, but it says here:

    "Meenakari is not just confined to traditional Jewellery but diversifies into more modern products, often with a copper base, including bowls, ashtrays, key chains, vases, spoons, figures of deities, and wall pieces."
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meenakari

    Don't know how reliable this is, though. The page has no proper references, and the only link that works is a site with information on Meenakari jewellery.
    Still think it is different from Meenakari. Some of those bronze enameled ewers, etc. are antique (sorry, not yours, Jax), not modern like the Meenakari page says.
     
  6. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    What I was thinking of was chrakwan. Found this explanation of both. It is a little confusing since it says that Marori uses black enamel. It later goes on to say that both use enamels of different colors.

    http://www.craftrevival.org/CraftArt.asp?CountryCode=india&CraftCode=003366


    As the article suggests, it is a cheaper imitation of bidriware, which actually uses silver as the inlay. When marori uses black enamel, it does look a lot like bidriware when polished brightly. This type of work often gets misrepresented as bidriware in the marketplace.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidriware
     
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  7. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    From what I understand, meenakari are fired enamels on the surface of the metal rather than filling in the etched designs. The Wikipedia article on it seems to support this.
     
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