Firoozeh Koobi Turquoise On Copper Vase 30cm
Turquoise inlaying on copper, known as Firooze Koobi, is one of the distinguished courses of art in Persian Heritage, and this copper flower vase shows the craft at its best. Small pieces of turquoise (Firoozeh) are set in a mosaic fashion across a hand-engraved and sawed copper body, making a turquoise inlay vase that catches the light from every angle. It stands 30 cm tall, a comfortable height for a mantelpiece or hall table, with or without flowers.
This vase has been hand-made by an artisan based in Persian Heritage using different techniques such as Ghalamzani, Khatam Kari and hand sawing.
Item description:
- Artwork: Firoozeh Koobi
- Production: Handmade
- Object: Vase
- Height: 30cm
- Origin: Persian
- Material: Copper. Persian Turquoise Stone
- Coating: Enameled coating
Please note no two handmade items are exactly alike, which is part of the charm of a handmade copper vase.
About the artwork:
The finishing you see on this piece 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 heaven’s sky. Although blue is the traditional colour, contemporary Mina handcrafts can be found in greens, greys, pinks and more.
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, then cleaned thoroughly before being covered with a white enamel coating. Cleanliness matters greatly at this stage, since even minor dirt, hand oil or moisture can cause a crack in 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, traditionally 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.
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