5.Finishing of the Metal Sculpture

It is important steps to give vividness of artisan dream. It includes 4 processes.

• Removing metal oxide on the surface

  The statue is covered with metal oxide on the surface .The layer is removed with the help of the sand paper and files. Now surface is sheen completely to start engraving step.

Fine filing tool

• Engraving
  The statue is covered with metal oxide on the surface .The layer is removed with the help of the sand paper and files. Now surface is sheen completely to start engraving step.

Small iron tools for engraving

• Polishing

  After finishing engraving, it is polished with metal polish and buff machine.
• Gold plating.

  The statue is ready for gold plating. Amalgam of gold is painted uniformly on statue with copper rod. It is heated to vaporize mercury and thin layer of gold remains on surface. The gold surface is polished with agate stone in uniform direction. The surface is exposed to fire and emerge in water. Then surface is gently rubbed with soft cotton cloth. The statue is ornamented with emerald, ruby, sapphire and mountain crystal. Finally, an artisan's dream comes real as a vivid statue is ready.

  Newari art has their own traditional way of designing the statue that is different from Tibetan style.

  1. The face of statue resembles Mongol Aryan mixture.
  2. The statue is engraved with lotus, endless knot and climber grass.
  3. The face of statue is gold plated in stead of painting

  The statue is ornamented with emerald, ruby, sapphire and mountain crystal.