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Banaras Metal Repouse Craft

Banaras Metal Repouse, the art of moulding showpieces, too has its share of admirers across the globe. Repouse is raising a design in relief on metal from the back or inside using hammers and punches. Details are then generally done on the design from the front, using chasing or repousee. The whole technique is sometimes referred to as chasing, or embossing (Khal Ubhar Ka Kam). The art has been preserved in the by lanes of Varanasi for generations by Kasera community. The word repousse is French and means "pushed up", ultimately from Latin pulsare, which means "to push". Repoussage is actually the correct noun to refer to the technique, with repouse being an adjective referring to a piece to which the technique has been applied (e.g. "repoussé work", "repoussé piece"); however, in English it has become common to use repoussé as a noun. The techniques of repouse date from antiquity and have been used widely with gold and silver for fine detailed work and with copper, tin, and bronze for larger sculptures.

Banaras Metal Repouse Craft

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