Meenakari Art
Meenakari is the art of enameling the surface of any metal with colors. The word Meenakari is divided into two parts, Meena means ‘enamel’ and the word Kari means ‘art’. Thus this art is called Meenakari means ‘art of enameling’. It is one of the ancient arts found in the history of India. This art was introduced by Persian craftsmen and ultimately spread to other countries by Mongolians. This Shahi art was then flourished in Jaipur around the 16th century by Raja Man Singh who invited some artisans from Lahore. Artisans gave the art set of Indian flavor and explicit look. The close alliance of Mughal and Rajputs leads to the flourishing time of Meenakari. Now , Jaipur is the center of traditional Meenakari art and has its own distinctive way of metal decorating style in India. It is very rare that artisans share knowledge of Meenakari with outsiders. It is only passed from generation to generation. To make Meenakari designs a high degree of skill is required. The process of i...