Marquetry Inlay (Khatamkari) Bowl (Code 16039)

Iranian Handicrafts For thousands of years, man has been struggling to combine art and nature around him, and in this regard, various Iranian handicrafts made and processed with wood came to the fore. Because wood was one of the most important materials available to the ancients, and after transitioning from basic human needs, they started creating art with this symbol of nature. One of the most original of these arts is Khatam Kari, which is one of the most important Iranian fine arts and handicrafts. A major part of the history of art is related to wood finishing and wood painting in various forms. Among these innovative arts, we can mention the delicate art of inlaying, a form of correlation of objects with pieces made of wood and bone. Khatamkari is one of the important manifestations of Iranian fine arts and handicrafts, which has been able to maintain its role among handicrafts over the years and become a symbol of the combination of authenticity, beauty and art. Suppose we want to describe in one sentence the mechanism of the art of inlaying. In that case, we should say that inlaying is the construction of regular and colourful polygons based on a geometric design that is placed next to each other in the form of regular polygons. Khatam is part of Iranian handicrafts and a combination of regular polygons that may have different numbers of sides and is made using different raw materials in different colours. Five , six, seven, eight, or ten-sided polygons are used to make Khatam, and the smallest unit for making Khatam and the interface between other parts is a regular triangle or triangle. Generally, all the parts of Khatam are patterned by placing small triangles together. This art is another manifestation of mosaic art combined with painting and miniature. Making such parts requires a lot of patience and precision, which has made Khatamkari a productive and valuable art.