copper Archives - Murni's in Bali https://www.murnis.com/product-tag/copper/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:26:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.13 198829816 Antique Batik Stamp 11 https://www.murnis.com/shop/antique-javanese-batik-stamps/antique-batik-stamp-10/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:14:53 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/shop/batik-stamps/batik-stamp-10/ Antique Batik Stamp 11 Material: Copper Style: Java, Indonesia Size: Length 17 cm, Width 12 cm, Depth 3.5 cm and with handle 8 cm Order Number: BS11 From our book From Tattoos to Textiles, Murni’s Guide to Asian Textiles, All You Need to Know … And More Batik Stamp The batik makers had another problem: … Continue reading Antique Batik Stamp 11 →

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Material: Copper
Style: Java, Indonesia
Size: Length 17 cm, Width 12 cm, Depth 3.5 cm and with handle 8 cm
Order Number: BS11

From our book From Tattoos to Textiles, Murni’s Guide to Asian Textiles, All You Need to Know … And More

Batik Stamp

The batik makers had another problem: competition. In the 1830s inexpensive machine-printed batiks were beginning to flood the market from Europe. It was cheap and quick. To meet the challenge the batik makers in Java experimented with stamps to apply the wax instead of the canting. Initially they tried stamps made from tubers, but they didn’t last long, then wood, but they weren’t fine enough.

Finally, in about 1845 they invented the cap, made of red copper, which is still used today, and they are collected as works of art in their own right. The pattern is formed from thin metal bands, secured to a frame, to which a handle is attached. The structure was inspired by European wood-block printing stamps.

A good eye is needed to ensure that the impressions of the stamp are properly aligned.

The cap process was revolutionary and enabled a batik maker to wax many cloths a day – maybe up to eight. Speeding up the process made the textiles cheaper. It probably saved the batik industry in the face of increasing competition from imports of cheap European imitation batik. The Dutch and Swiss had set up factories in Europe producing a huge amount of machine-printed batik-patterned fabrics using (before the American Civil War of 1861) imported American cotton. Javanese batik was now set to go commercial.

A good eye is needed to ensure that the impressions of the stamp are properly aligned. It is hard and unhealthy work. Men do batik stamping, perhaps because metal is associated with men’s work. The batik maker presses the cap on to a pad in a round, flat-bottomed basin containing warm wax on a small stove and absorbs it. He then applies the stamp on the cloth at exactly the right temperature to leave an even wax imprint and repeats the process until all the cloth is covered. The caps are applied in pairs – one for each side of the material. He may use several cap. Depending on the pattern, a canting may also be required for certain parts, such as filling in the outline made by the cap. Where both stamp and canting are used, the batik is called combinasi. After the fabric has been stamped, the dyeing and waxing process is the same as for the canting.

Early – mid 20th century.

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]]> 8744 Antique Cambodian Bracelet 1 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-1/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 03:22:23 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-1/ Antique Cambodian Bracelet 1 Material: Bronze Style: Cambodia Size: Diameter 8.5 cm Order Number: MHSACB1 Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, … Continue reading Antique Cambodian Bracelet 1 →

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Material: Bronze
Style: Cambodia
Size: Diameter 8.5 cm
Order Number: MHSACB1

Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, and southern India by about 1000 BC (possibly a century or two earlier).

Nobody knows if the technique spread from a single place in the Middle East or was independently invented in different locations.

In the case of Cambodia (and Thailand) the choices are that it was independently developed in the country, or that it was brought from China (or it could been have the reverse and brought from northeast Thailand to China), or that it was imported from Bengal.

This bracelet was skillfully and elegantly designed by the ancient Khmer culture between the 8th and 13th century AD. Raised decoration. Enriched with a nice ancient patina.

Map of CambodiaMap of Cambodia.

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]]> 14505 Antique Cambodian Bracelet 2 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-2/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 09:14:09 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-2/ Antique Cambodian Bracelet 2 Material: Bronze Style: Cambodia Size: Diameter 8 cm Order Number: MHSACB2 Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, … Continue reading Antique Cambodian Bracelet 2 →

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Material: Bronze
Style: Cambodia
Size: Diameter 8 cm
Order Number: MHSACB2

Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, and southern India by about 1000 BC (possibly a century or two earlier).

Nobody knows if the technique spread from a single place in the Middle East or was independently invented in different locations.

In the case of Cambodia (and Thailand) the choices are that it was independently developed in the country, or that it was brought from China (or it could been have the reverse and brought from northeast Thailand to China), or that it was imported from Bengal.

This bracelet was skillfully and elegantly designed by the ancient Khmer culture between the 8th and 13th century AD. Raised decoration. Enriched with a nice ancient patina.

Map of CambodiaMap of Cambodia.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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]]> 14532 Antique Cambodian Bracelet 3 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-3/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 09:41:00 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-3/ Antique Cambodian Bracelet 3 Material: Bronze Style: Cambodia Size: Diameter 8.5 cm Order Number: MHSACB3 Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, … Continue reading Antique Cambodian Bracelet 3 →

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Material: Bronze
Style: Cambodia
Size: Diameter 8.5 cm
Order Number: MHSACB3

Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, and southern India by about 1000 BC (possibly a century or two earlier).

Nobody knows if the technique spread from a single place in the Middle East or was independently invented in different locations.

In the case of Cambodia (and Thailand) the choices are that it was independently developed in the country, or that it was brought from China (or it could been have the reverse and brought from northeast Thailand to China), or that it was imported from Bengal.

This bracelet was skillfully and elegantly designed by the ancient Khmer culture between the 8th and 13th century AD. Raised decoration. Enriched with a nice ancient patina.

Map of CambodiaMap of Cambodia.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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]]> 14537 Antique Cambodian Bracelet 4 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-4/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:42:46 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-4/ Antique Cambodian Bracelet 4 Material: Bronze Style: Cambodia Size: Diameter 8.5 cm Order Number: MHSACB4 Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, … Continue reading Antique Cambodian Bracelet 4 →

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Material: Bronze
Style: Cambodia
Size: Diameter 8.5 cm
Order Number: MHSACB4

Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, and southern India by about 1000 BC (possibly a century or two earlier).

Nobody knows if the technique spread from a single place in the Middle East or was independently invented in different locations.

In the case of Cambodia (and Thailand) the choices are that it was independently developed in the country, or that it was brought from China (or it could been have the reverse and brought from northeast Thailand to China), or that it was imported from Bengal.

This bracelet was skillfully and elegantly designed by the ancient Khmer culture between the 8th and 13th century AD. Raised decoration. Enriched with a nice ancient patina.

Map of CambodiaMap of Cambodia.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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]]> 14948 Antique Cambodian Bracelet 5 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-5/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:37:26 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/shop/asian-antiques/antique-cambodian-bracelet-5/ Antique Cambodian Bracelet 5 Material: Bronze Style: Cambodia Size: Diameter 8.5 cm Order Number: MHSACB5 Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, … Continue reading Antique Cambodian Bracelet 5 →

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Material: Bronze
Style: Cambodia
Size: Diameter 8.5 cm
Order Number: MHSACB5

Bronze is made by adding tin to copper. The technique reached Western Europe by about 2800 BCE, Egypt by about 2200 BCE,  North China by about 2200 BCE, China’s Yunnan province by about 1400 BCE, Thailand by about 1100 BCE, and southern India by about 1000 BC (possibly a century or two earlier).

Nobody knows if the technique spread from a single place in the Middle East or was independently invented in different locations.

In the case of Cambodia (and Thailand) the choices are that it was independently developed in the country, or that it was brought from China (or it could been have the reverse and brought from northeast Thailand to China), or that it was imported from Bengal.

This bracelet was skillfully and elegantly designed. One side is decorated with a swastika pattern and the other side is smooth.

The swastika is an equilateral cross with arms bent at right angles, all in the same  direction, usually clockwise. The swastika is a symbol of prosperity and good fortune throughout the ancient and modern world. The word is derived from the Sanskrit svastika, meaning ‘conducive to well-being’.  It is the most widely used auspicious symbol of Hindus and Buddhists. 

17th or 18th century AD.

Map of CambodiaMap of Cambodia.

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]]> 15364 Reclining Buddha 2 https://www.murnis.com/shop/buddhas/reclining-buddha-2/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:18:46 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/?post_type=product&p=3370 Reclining Buddha 2 Material: Silver and nickel Style: Java, Indonesia Size: Height 7.5 cm, Length 29.5 cm, Width 4 cm Order Number: BU8 Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java, Indonesia
Size: Height 7.5 cm, Length 29.5 cm, Width 4 cm
Order Number: BU8

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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