Mehtabi Flower Vase :: Bidriware
₹13,000.00 Inc. GST
This is the Crown Jewel of Bidriware. Mehtab means the “Moon” in Urdu. This design made by creating deep grooves on white gun metal and then 100% pure silver sheet gets beaten into the grooves to create the pattern. One of this kind of flower vase takes around 18-20 days to make and only a handful of artisans are left who knows the art of making Mehtabi design. From the day of creation, these artifacts demand the status of antique.
Height: 21cm
Weight: 870gm
Bidriware is a metal handicraft from Karnataka, developed in the 14th century C.E. during the rule of the Bahamani Sultans. Due to its striking inlay artwork, Bidriware is prized as a symbol of Royalty and wealth. The metal used is a blackened alloy of zinc and copper inlaid with thin sheets of pure silver.
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About Bidriware:
Developed in the 14th century C.E. during the rule of the Bahmani Sultans, Bidriware is a metal handicraft from the city of Bidar in Karnataka. Bidriware techniques and style are influenced by Persian art. It was first brought to India by noted Sufi Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisti in the form of utensils.
Bidriware is made from cast white brass (copper-zinc ratio of 1:16). the craftsman uses small chisels to engrave the design over the freehand etching. Fine wire or flattened strips of pure silver are then carefully hammered into these grooves. The signature black patina comes from using a particular type of clay found at Bidar fort, in dark areas away from sunlight and rain for years and having good oxidizing properties.
There are several techniques employed in making of bidriware, Tarkashi (Inlay of sheets), Tainishan (inlay of sheets), Zarnishan (low relief), Zarbuland (high relief), Aftabi/Mehtabi (cut out design in overlaid metal sheet). It is not compulsory to use a single technique for an object, generally two or more techniques are combined together.
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