MINAKARI ON COPPER VASE GIFT SET
This copper vase gift set is decorated with Minakari, the art of enamel working that colours copper with vibrant, kiln-baked coats and stands as one of the distinguished courses of art in Persian Heritage. Both vases are painted by hand in the Persian tradition and presented together in a fitted box, so the set is ready to give the moment it arrives to your loved ones.
Item description:
- Artwork: Mina art on Copper
- Production: Handmade
- Object: Set of 2 Minakari vases
- Vases height: 16cm
- Gift box size: Approx. 22 x 22 x 8 cm
- Origin: Persian
- Plate material: Copper
- Coating: Enameled coating
About the artwork:
The minakari on copper you are purchasing is called Mina, with a rich history of around 5000 years. Mina means blue in the ancient Persian language, and the blue in this artwork symbolises the heavens. Although blue is the traditional colour, contemporary Mina handcrafts can be found in a variety of colours these days, such as green, grey and pink.
Mina is the art of painting and colouring the surface of metal objects. The paint is prepared in most cases from metal oxide powders mixed with special oils and solvents to form a creamy paint, and different metal oxides produce different colours.
The objects themselves, mainly copper, are created by hammering and forming into vases, plates and containers. After forming, they are cleaned thoroughly before being covered with a white enamel coating; even minor dirt, hand oil or moisture at this stage could crack the final product. The enamelled object is then baked in the furnace at around 700° in a few stages.
Once baked and cooled, the unique pattern of each item is transferred to the surface by punching small holes along a paper drawing and marking the lines with graphite powder. The white-coated copper is then painted carefully by hand, the stage that carries the true spirit of Mina, before a final firing at around 800° stabilises the colour. The result is stable, washable and scratch resistant, making this a decorative vase gift that lasts.
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