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Decorative Boxes made in
paper mache and painted by hand.
* Size: 5.5 inches x 4 inches
* Use them as decoration items.
* Created by artisans of Kashmir valley.
* Shipped from Gurgaon, suburb of Delhi, in 48 hours
Product
Description
Decorative Boxes make
ideal Christmas presents. Quality workmanship of Kashmiri craftsmen
can be seen in the richly textured paintings. The designs used in
paper mache naqashi are very intricate and their application requires
a great deal of skill and accuracy. The patterns are painted free
hand. The naqash draws from the reeservoir of patterns and motifs in
his memory. The chosen design is first outlined in a light color and
the spaces outlining flower or the other forms which are to be filled
with color are initially painted white. After this, flower, birds and
other motifs are painted. Paper Mache products for gifts and
decoration, handmade by craftsmen of Kashmir in India. Order these
beautiful and unique Christmas decorations in bulk, in time for the
holiday season. The creation of a papier-mache object can be divided
into two distinct categories, the Sakhtsazi (making the object) and
the Naqashi (painting the surface). The form is molded using a base
shape. This form is made of the pulp of paper, cloth, rice straw and
copper sulphate pulp. The form is then coated with gypsum and glue,
followed by thin tissue paper. On drying they are rubbed, smoothened
and burnished. The form is then given the base color. The colors for
painting designs on the surface are obtained by grinding and soaking
various vegetable mineral dyes in pigment or stone form. The object
is then sandpapered and burnished, and finally painted with several
coats of a varnish made of linseed oil and pine resin. Papier-mƒch‚,
has become a sophisticated art, with even more attractive results, by
using real gold and silver paint and intricate decorations. The final
product is a beautiful art work that cannot be called a creation of
one artist. It travels many pairs of talented hands before reaching a
table or a mantel. The Mughals and the Europeans were the great
admirers of this craft.
Our Customer’s View:
* Service has been very prompt and courteous.
* Good. Item arrived on time. Item as described.
* These shawls are beautiful. The pictures do not do them justice.
They
arrived well wrapped.
* easy transaction
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