A few pikul blossoms appear among the branches - the same small white flower found along temple paths - but here they are outnumbered by leaves. Slender brass stems push through the composition like plants emerging from a grass field, reaching at irregular angles, more thicket than bouquet. Where the other arrangements in the Khing series centre the blossom, the Forest version lets it appear where it will and gives the rest of the space to the branch. Rush Pleansuk draws again on the Bunga Mas, the golden tribute tree that once passed between Southeast Asian kingdoms as a symbol of prosperity and diplomatic respect. That object was formal, symmetrical, designed to impress. This one is neither. A vessel, built to hold whatever you bring from outside. The brass will age with handling. What you place here will not last. The branches will remain. Cast in brass. Exclusive to Australia at The Leopard.
