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Rooted in cubist collage and the early sculptural assemblages of Picasso and the Italian Futurists, particularly Umberto Boccioni, the technique was later experimented with by the Dadaists and surrealists for its symbolic and satirical possibilities. The Dada revival of the 1950s and early 1960s reaffirmed it as a technique central to much of 20th-century art, typified in the combine paintings of US pop artist Robert Rauschenberg.
The wingless dragon holds jewels in its claws to represent prosperity. Saffron yellow symbolizes the power of the monarchy. Orange-red stands for Buddhism. Effective date: c. 1971.
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