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Willow Auction House's first sale of 2022 features 400 lots of furniture, jewelry, decorative items, rugs and artwork. Among the highlights: a large selection of silver including Tiffany, Gorham, and Redlich, as well as English and Continental pieces. Bidders will also find several pieces of Herend and other Continental porcelain, a large selection of Chinese porcelain, Persian and Caucasian rugs, ethnographic items, paintings, lithographs, and several bronzes.
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LOT 139:
Tusau Padan Tree of Life Tempera on Fabric
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Sold for: $400
Start price:
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150
Estimated price :
$300 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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Tusau Padan Tree of Life Tempera on Fabric
Tusau Padan (Indigenous Malaysian, 1930-1996) Tree of Life or "Kayu Aru". Tusau Padan was a native Kenyah artist born in Kalimantan Minor. He resided in Kuching, Sarawak on Borneo Island, Malaysia for most of his life. He painted traditional designs especially the "Kayu Aru" or Tree of Life. The design features animals such as a dragon dog "Kalong Asu" and birds such as the Hornbill which is considered sacred. The animals are arranged asymmetrically within swirls and branches. They ascend in rank and level throughout the tree. Traditionally such paintings decorated the interior of Longhouses. Padan was also considered a master of the Sarawakian Sape, a traditional lute used in ritualistic dance to induce a trance state. More information on Tusau Padan is available on: http://www1.sarawak.com.my/org/atelier/thistory.htm The only recording of his Sape playing: https://youtu.be/Cw63nA7k3o0 - Tempera on raw fabric. Signed in the bottom center. 52 1/2" H x 33 1/2" W.
