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A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ DOOR ROSE MAUREEN DRDAK (B. 1953)
WITH LION’S FACE Burning World 3, 2013
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 18th century Acrylic, mineral particles, 24K gold and copper repoussé elements on
The horned lion in high relief with bared grin and tightly curled mane, wood panel.
surrounded by a foliate border. 16 in. (40.6 cm) diam
11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm) diam $3,000 - 5,000
$3,000 - 5,000
Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to train under Newar repoussé
蒙古 烏蘭巴托 十八世紀 銅鎏金錘疊獅面門鎖飾 masters—the famed grandsons of Kuber Singh Shakya—Drdak’s
work represents the first synthesis of repoussé and painting, “an
Referenced inspired coupling....without antecedents.” ~ Dr. Mary Slusser, 2012
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33035
Preserving ancient techniques within contemporary frameworks,
Provenance her Burning World series explores East and Western conceptual
Professor Avril V. Somlyo paradigms and myth. Materials function as a sensorial threshold
Acquired from Asian Art Antique Gallery, Ulaanbaatar, 24 July 2014 evoking psycho-emotional states.
56 | BONHAMS Burning World 1 and 2 are held in the Collection of Berthe and John
G. Ford and the Collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin, respectively.
