Frames & Mirrors

Minakari is the art of colouring and ornamenting the surface of copper by fusing brilliant colours that are decorated in intricate designs. Usually, copper is chosen and shaped by an expert coppersmith.The patterns of Iranian enamel work are traditional designs depending on the taste of the art..

Khatamkari the Persian Style Marquetry is the incrustation pattern, generally star-shaped, with thin sticks of beech or Ziziphus wood, brass for golden parts and camel bones for white parts.The Sticks are assembled in triangular beams and glued to create a cylinder. The cross-section is now a s..

Persian Pottery historically goes back to the early Neolithic Age (7th millennium BCE) in Iran. The Samanid period saw the creation of epigraphic pottery to include the production of Minakari-ware, enamelled with figures on white background dishes. Samarqand and Nishapur were both centres of pr..

Persian Pottery historically goes back to the early Neolithic Age (7th millennium BCE) in Iran. The Samanid period saw the creation of epigraphic pottery to include the production of Minakari-ware, enamelled with figures on white background dishes. Samarqand and Nishapur were both centres of pr..