khatam kari box | Persian Marquetry Art | for jewelry

The process of Khatam Kari (Persian Marquetry Art)

in Khatam Kari, metal, wood or bone is cut in the form of equilateral triangle prisms rods

In each cubic centimeter of space about 250 pieces are laid side by side.

The artists of the city of poetry and Culture, beautiful Shiraz, were the creators of this work of art and This art reached Iran form before the “ Safavid “ period and now, hundreds of artists are engaged in making these crafts . Currently, there is a Minbar made with pre-Islamic Khatamkari in the Aqiq Jameh Mosque of Shiraz.

The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts.

in ” khatam kari ” the smaller and more delicate the triangles are, the better the inlay is.

make your home style Eastern-classical, by buying Vioka Gallery handicrafts !

Materials of Craft Khatam

Metal: gold or silver wires, brass, copper, aluminum.

Wood : ebony, Areca wood, jujube, zelkova, logwood, walnut, orange, and boxwood

Bone: calf and hand bone of camel or horse, elephant ivory, artificial bone

And here we go! Enjoy it

Everything in Vioka Gallery is made by ” love of art and culture ”

Vioka Gallery

You deserve artistic life!

Details :

* How to maintain your “ Khatam Kari “

to clean this craft, you can simply wipe them with a dry tissue

All “Khatamkari” crafts should be kept away from heat, humidity and direct sunlight

Avoid using any polishes and detergents on the “Khatam” surface.