Marquetry Inlay Box (Code16034)

Khatam Kari The art of inlaying or khatam kari is considered one of the most important and original handicrafts of Iran. This industry has great artistic value and its history in Iran goes back to very distant times. In general, a combination of regular polygons with different numbers of sides, which is made using different raw materials and in different colours, is called Khatam. Khatam kari is one of the laborious and precise hand structures, the construction of which requires a lot of attention and patience. Khatamkari is the art of decorating the surface of objects by placing small triangles next to each other, similar to mosaics. Various designs of Khatam have always been in the form of regular geometric shapes, which are formed by placing small triangles together. These triangles are made from metal, wood or animal bones. In Khatam Kari, the finer and finer the triangles are, the more exquisite the Khatam is. The first and most important point about a quality inlaid product is to pay attention to the shapes drawn on the inlay. The next important point that we must pay attention to when examining an inlaid product is the symmetry of the flowers drawn on the substructure, from the point of view of engineering and carpentry, because if the designs on the product are not of the same shape and similarity, in addition to Decreasing the beauty of the inlay product also reduces the quality of the product. Another very important point is that the smaller and more delicate the triangles on the seal, the higher the value and quality of the final product. Also, the glue used for the inlay infrastructure must be selected from high-quality and strong adhesives that are compatible with the raw materials used in the inlay. Other important points that you should pay attention to are the smoothness of the surface of the inlay, the arrangement and matching, and the balance of the motifs, as well as the precision in cutting.