Javanese Gongs (1 Viewer)

[blaster]

I've always had a thing for doing ethnocentric projects. Using an old British Museum booklet reference, I had made a master and a limited number of castings of a musical instrument which was used to support a couple of bronze gongs. The piece was very complex and was assembled from castings and brass etched parts. Some were painted in toy soldier style but I kept a few back for eventual painting into a model soldier style.

I am planning an unusual vignette to showcase this musical instrument with one of two musicians.

 

[Obee]

Brilliant work Victor,

will you be displaying your Golden Chersonese Miniatures with this instrument ????

Maybe you need to show them off again ???

JOhn

 

[blaster]

Hi John,

thanks for your very nice compliments.

Golden Chersonese Miniatures was conceived of as an artistic project. Hence the figures were created in an abstracted vein.
What I want do here is to take some castings from that concept and turn them into model miniatures.

So where valid, I'll give some background and show some comparison photos.

Here's a simple progress on the painting of the instrument. Notice the bent wire hooks which were incorporated into the original design. I used wire instead of having them cast as these hooks were meant to support the weight of the hefty cast gongs. This was a very complex piece, comprising 7 separate castings with a brass etched wing. The castings were indivdually pinned and epoxied together. Real manual labour.

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

I found a couple of gong castings and have added some gilt paint.

 

[blaster]

I reworked one of the gongs and have sanded it smooth.