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The historical city of Isfahan, the capital of Isfahan province located in the center of Iran. Isfahan is the third largest city in Iran, the one hundred and sixty-fifth most populous city in the world and the ninth most populous city in West Asia.
Isfahan has one of the richest Persian art heritages in the field of original arts in world history. Isfahan handicrafts are known in Iran and the world and have many fans and followers. Passing through the old markets, you will see the products of Isfahan artists with taste and taste, who have combined originality with design and role
End of Isfahan souvenir work
in Isfahan Engraving is a delicate and original art created by master engravers on special woods, ivory and elephant bones and metal wires. Engraving has been popular in Iran since the time of the Seljuks and reached its peak during the Safavid period.
Enamels
One of the most valuable handicrafts in Isfahan is enameled dishes. Enameling is the art of painting and drawing on copper utensils, which is sometimes done on gold and silver utensils. Enamel literally means blue sky and the colors used in it are mostly blue, green and a little red.
Copper
Copper is one of the oldest handicrafts in Iran, which is about fifty thousand years old. Copper arts dates back to the Seljuk era where it was the most popular.
Isfahan engraving
Engraving on copper, silver and brass utensils is one of the old handicrafts that is still used in Isfahan and other regions. Isfahan engraving style, favorite patterns or designs are stamped with a hammer while tapping on the pen, and most of the designs of this style are prominent and multidimensional; Like the engravings of the shrines of the great Shiites, which have three-dimensional reliefs.
Engraving
Esfahan is one of the most important producing cities art of painting and printing on textiles or cloth also called; Qalamkar which means rendered with pen and ink that initially produced in the same method.
Engraving or chit-making is the, which has been popular in Isfahan since the time of the Mongols and was used to decorate many men’s and women’s clothes. This art reached its peak during the Safavid period and was used until the Qajar period..
Zarbaf
Zarbaf is one of the handicrafts of Isfahan province, which is also known as Zaribaf. In this art, a kind of silk fabric is produced that has threads of silver or gold in its fabric. The production of knitted fabrics flourished during the Safavid period, which decreased with the advent of cotton fabrics.
Turquoise
In this art, turquoise pieces are beaten on silver, copper and brass dishes and it has more of a decorative aspect. Turquoise is also used on jewellery.
Woodcarving
Carving is an artistic and very delicate work on wood. The root of this word comes from plant meaning to grow and the reason for using it for this art is to carve the image of flowers, plants and birds on wood.
Marquetry
It is one of the most famous handicrafts in Isfahan province. Mosaics of various types such as mosaics on wood, tiles, ceramics, stone and simple mosaics. In wood mosaics, a delicate and artistic image is created with pieces of wood
This art is used to make paintings, clocks, tables, sideboards and decorative boxes.
Silver and work tapestry
Silver and tapestry is one of the handicrafts of Isfahan province that has reached Isfahan from Zanjan province. Craftsmen decorate the dishes with silver and copper wires in the shape of tapestries. Tapestry designs are a combination of Islamic and traditional designs that are elegantly and artistically placed next to each other and give a spectacular effect to the dishes.
Miniature
Painting is one of the arts and crafts of Isfahan that was used to illustrate books in the past. Iranian painting reached its peak in the fourth, seventh, eighth and eleventh centuries.
Miniature
A delicate and artistic painting in which ancient and mystical images are created is called miniature or micro-painting.
Weaving and embroidering
Giove is a type of footwear that is suitable for use in temperate climates. Weaving in Isfahan Shahreza is more common than other cities in this province. It takes two days to make a quilt, and now artists are trying to
produce a quilt so that these old handicrafts are not forgotten.
Pencil making
Pencil making is one of the oldest handicrafts in the history of Iran in which artists make beautiful boxes to hold calligraphy pens. Researchers have not been able to obtain an exact date for the origin of this art, but after the arrival of Islam in Iran, many artists made pens for calligraphy and writing important writings.
Calligraphy
Calligraphy has been one of the most beautiful handicrafts since the fifth century AH and has always been considered. Nastaliq is one of the earliest Iranian calligraphies that reached its peak in the ninth century.
Traditional fabrics
Precious fabrics that are taken as souvenirs from Isfahan are prepared in one of two ways: weaving and engraving. Both of these methods have their difficulties and its unique beauty nails every viewer. Gold slices are used in the preparation of woven fabrics between the warp and weft of the fabric. The fabric itself is made of pure silk, which makes it the most exquisite and expensive Iranian fabric from ancient times. In the production of fabric by the method of engraving, various Islamic and Iranian motifs such as landscape, flowers and plants, animals and people are stamped on the fabric. This art requires a lot of care and concentration because only a short distance can break the patterns. Today, most of the Islamic and Islamic motifs can be found in Isfahan Bazaar.
