Asian Bronze Rain Drums
The History of Asian Bronze Rain DrumsFollowing their arrival in Vietnam, the bronze rain drums then started to be seen throughout Southeast Asia including Laos, Burma, Malaysia,Thailand and extensively throughout Indonesia in all these countries they can still be found in use today.
The reason that frogs are depicted on many of them is because the Thunder God is afraid of frogs because the frogs subdue the God !. Others believe that the frogs also represent rain: "during April the frogs croak loudly, and people feel happy !". Other animals that adorn different drums are typically birds, elephants, cows, fish & snails which would have been all craetures that the original ancient makers would have had daily contact with, and so were added and have been present ever since!. There is certainly a wonderful & eerie sound created when they are struck by the heavy monsoon rains of Southeast Asia.
The drums go under several different names,they are generally known as Asian rain drums, in Thailand they are known as Thai Bronze Rain Drums, in Vietnam as Dong Son Rain Drums (after the area they were first discovered in), In Laos they are called Laos Style Rain Drums. The best examples of modern day reproduction Asian bronze rain drums are made by use of a cast with the same lost wax technique as the ancients employed, allowing sculpturing & perfection down to the smallest detail. The drums are constructed of an alloy of five different metals in varying percentages, the metals in order of importance are bronze,tin,zinc,lead & iron.
The extensive range of Asian bronze rain drums we supply are all made to this exacting standard. Each piece within our range is made individually by our Thai master artisans. The craftsmanship involved creates slight variations in color, finish, size, and shape - a quality we consider to be an added touch of uniqueness with no two items ever being exactly the same!.
The remarkable detail of our bronze sculptures is due to meticulous and labor-intensive care by Thai craftsmen to produce these unique sculptures of exquisite detail and timeless durability. Buffing, polishing, and patinising give each piece its final green-grey verdigris or bronze lustre. They are now supplied all around the world, and are typically used as either unique garden features, or as a base for the ultimate in glass topped coffee tables within the home, utilising the frog embellishments that are an integral part of the Asian Bronze Rain Drum construction.
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