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A striking pair of hand-chased silver alloy ceremonial vessels, featuring one deep repoussé dragon bowl and one sculpted lotus-blossom pedestal dish. Adorned with expressive celestial dragons, auspicious cloud scrolls, and tiered lotus petals, this ensemble offers timeless spiritual elegance. Ideal as refined altar accents, trinket vessels, or focal decorative art within Wabi-Sabi, Boho, and Eclectic Ethnographic interiors.
Cultural & Artistic Background Rooted in Himalayan and Sino-Tibetan metalworking traditions, these vessels demonstrate intricate hand-hammering and chasing techniques (repoussé). The primary bowl is framed by a traditional Greek key-fret border along the upper rim, giving way to dynamic dragons pursuing sacred motifs amidst stylized clouds and a foundation of lotus leaf fluting. The secondary pedestal cup is shaped as a blooming multi-petaled lotus flower atop a fluted rising foot ring, symbolic of purity and spiritual awakening. Marked with traditional artisan hallmark stamps along the underside rim of the foot ring.
Condition & Surface Character • Structural integrity is excellent with solid hand-hammered metalwork across both pieces. • Naturally aged warm tarnish, soft patina oxidation, and subtle surface nuances characteristic of vintage coin silver or cupronickel alloy metal craft. • Stable bases with hand-punched maker marks visible along the bottom foot ring of the dragon bowl.
