MINAKARI PLATE SET WALL FRAME
This minakari plate set arrives already framed: three handmade copper plates arranged in a single frame, a Persian wall decor set inspired by Persian art. MinaKari is the art of enamel working, and decorating copper with colourful baked coats is one of the distinguished branches of art in Persian Heritage. Framed minakari spares you the arranging, as the trio hangs straight out of the box; if you would rather compose your own wall, the same sizes come unframed as a set of 3 mini minakari plates.
Item description:
- Artwork: Mina
- Production: Handmade
- Object: Framed Mina plates
- Plates Dia. 12 cm, 10 cm, 7.5 cm
- Frame size: Approx. 38 x 18 cm
- Origin: Persian
- Plate material: Copper
- Frame material: PVC
- Coating: Enamelled coating and metal oxide painting
About the artwork:
The name of the craft is Mina, and it carries around 5000 years of history. Mina means blue in the ancient Persian language, and the blue in the work symbolises heaven’s sky. Blue is the traditional colour, although contemporary Mina handcrafts can be found in green, grey, pink and other shades.
Mina is, at heart, the art of painting and colouring the surface of metal. The paint is prepared in most cases from metal oxide powders, mixed with special oils and solvents to form a creamy paint, and each metal oxide fires to a different colour.
The copper objects themselves are created by hammering and forming, in shapes that include vases, plates and containers. They must be cleaned thoroughly before the white enamel coating is applied, because even slight 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 uniquely designed pattern of each item is transferred to the surface. The design is drawn on paper first, small holes are punched along the lines, and graphite powder marks the metal through the holes. The white-coated copper is then painted carefully and artistically by hand. This is the most important stage and the true spirit of Mina, with the artist giving the details all the time they need to be unique, modern and beautiful.
A final baking at around 800° stabilises the colour, which is why the Mina finish is stable, washable and anti-scratch. For a single statement piece in the same technique, see the 40 cm framed minakari wall plate, or browse the rest of our Persian plates.
