Brass Peacock Ashtray
The peacock runs through this region's art — its miniatures, its textiles, its old brass — a symbol of beauty and renewal for centuries. Here its fanned tail opens into a dish. It's a recreated vintage piece, cast and finished by hand in brass in Lahore, modelled on 19th-century subcontinental...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Cutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Engraving / Qalamzani
Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.
Naqsheen
Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.
Sand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
Used in this piece| Color |
Gold, Silver, Black, Red, Green, Light Blue |
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