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Drop 001 · Now showing

Court
& Garden

Three works in hand-raised brass and copper, made in Lahore by Muhammad Sohail. 19 pieces in all, and never again.

View the dropMeet the artist
Jharokha Darshan, a relief of a cusped arch framing peacocks, a lake and a domed palace
Now showing — Jharokha DarshanEdition of 3
Jharokha DarshanEd. of 3

Large · Hand-repoussé · The centrepiece of Drop 001

01 — The craft

Not cast.
Not pressed.
Raised.

Nothing here is machine made.

Close detail of hammered leaves and flowers in a finished relief
Hammered by hand — detail of a finished relief

Repoussé is metal worked from behind. The sheet is set on a bed of wax and pushed out blow by blow, then turned and chased from the front until the relief holds its line.

Every piece · One pair of hands

Drop 001 — Court & Garden

Three works. 19 pieces.

Jharokha Darshan, a relief of a cusped arch framing peacocks, a lake and a domed palace

Jharokha Darshan

The Royal Jharokha

Large · Edition of 3

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Shajar-e-Hayat, a tree-of-life relief in a dark frame on a lit wall

Shajar-e-Hayat

Tree of Life

Small · Edition of 7

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Jaali-e-Wazeer, a lattice relief with a central rosette in a wooden frame

Jaali-e-Wazeer

The Wazeer’s Lattice

Small · Edition of 9

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02 — At the bench

Four stages.
No shortcuts.

Every WARQ piece passes through the same hands, from the first line to the last polish.

  1. Pencil drawings of a tree-of-life design spread across a table
    01Draw

    The pattern is drawn from Mughal court and garden motifs, then transferred to the sheet.

  2. A hand holds a punch against brass while a hammer strikes
    02Raise

    Set on a bed of wax, the metal is hammered from behind to lift the form.

  3. Chasing tools resting on a raised brass surface
    03Chase

    Turned face-up, every edge is sharpened line by line with punches and chisels.

  4. Corner of a finished relief set in a dark wooden frame
    04Finish

    Heated, reworked and polished, then framed and made ready to hang.

More on the craft
Muhammad Sohail's hands at the bench, hammering a large brass panel

03 — The hand

Muhammad Sohail

18years of repoussé
“Every strike leaves something behind on the metal. The hammer is what joins my hands to the finished piece.”
Read his story

04 — The ledger

Every piece, accounted for.

Editions are fixed. When a work is gone, it is not remade.

No.WorkStatus
IJharokha Darshan3 of 3 available
IIShajar-e-Hayat7 of 7 available
IIIJaali-e-Wazeer9 of 9 available
Drop 001Court & GardenNow showing
Drop 002In studyPersian-Islamic forms
Drop 003In studyGeometries
Drop 004In studyRegional heritage

05 — Made to be kept

Every work comes with its papers.

A numbered certificate records each work’s collection, edition, artist, technique and year. Scan its code to see the record on warqstudio.com.

  • Numbered certificateVerifiable online, for life.
  • Limited editionsFixed at 3, 7 and 9. Never remade.
  • Insured deliveryPacked in a rigid case, tracked to your door.
  • Framed, ready to hangArrives framed. Ask us about installation.
Verify a certificateFor designers & architects
A framed relief hanging above a console table in a sunlit hallway

06 — In the home

Made to hold a wall.

For collectors, interior designers and architects. Ask about sizing for a space, or a commission made for one.

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ShippingInsured, by DHL to the UK and US. Within Pakistan by tracked courier.
ProvenanceEvery work ships with its numbered certificate.
CareDamaged in transit? We repair it and ship it again, at our cost.