Isfahan Handicrafts
Vitreous Enamel or Mina Kari in Persian is a type of Iranian handicraft in which paintings on different dishes like pottery, silver, steel, gold and cuprous dishes are done by skilled artists. Also, the background colours in Isfahan Handicrafts (Enamelling) are blue, green and sometimes red. If you look carefully at the paintings on the dishes, you will see scenes of blue sky since Mina means sky in the Persian language. That’s why people have called this art “Mina Kari” in Iran.
Isfahan is the hometown of Vitreous Enamel with many skilled masters whose works were often kept and shown as an artwork. AS well as, Vitreous Enamel is a kind of art in which soil, fire and painting are combined.
Patterns used for enamel works in Iran are traditional designs depending on the taste and preferences of the artist. In the Iranian version of enamelling, copper and silver are the most dominant metals used. There are also special tools used in this ancient artistic endeavour, such as the furnace, pliers, press machine, brush and so on.
Here is a sample of a beautiful enamel dish by Master “Ghalriz”, one of the greatest artists in Isfahan. In the ornate of this dish, the traditional and original Iranian colours, including Vermilion, Blue and Turquoise, are used. Each colour and sample is a symbol in Persian history. As the colours used in this dish are so unique, finding a similar one in any other dish is almost impossible.
This product is one of the best Persian gifts that you can give to your loved ones on different occasions
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