Wooded & Metal Crafts

Handicrafts of Jaipur portray creativity of another world. Artisans of Jaipur create world class products which are well-known throughout the world. The distinctive quality and exclusive variety of handicrafts of Jaipur makes them unique and also differentiates them from other state’s handicrafts. Jaipur is also acknowledged as crafts capital of India. The art of designing and making things with hand started long ago in Jaipur. The craftsman and artisans of Jaipur were patronized by the Royal Family of Jaipur. Royal family’s encouragement led to the boom of arts and crafts in Rajasthan.

For art lovers, Jaipur is the best place where they can calm their voracity of buying rich and unique handicrafts. The markets of Jaipur put forward various breathtakingly beautiful handicrafts of interest. The most demanded handicraft items of Jaipur are:

 Wooden Items:

It includes hand made wooden doors, centre table, dinning table, wall hangings, coasters, windows, picture frames, mirror frames and many other eye catching items. Excellent carving and most imaginative designs are the most striking features of Pink City’s woodwork

The craft tradition in India has revolved around religious beliefs, local needs of the commoners, as well as the special needs of the patrons and royalty, along with an eye for foreign and domestic trade. These craft traditions have withstood the ravages of time and numerous foreign invasions and continue to flourish till date owing to the assimilative nature of Indian culture and broadmindedness of the handicraftsmen to accept and use new ideas.Therefore the handicrafts are a mark of golden history of our country.

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Marble inlay or “Parchin kari”

Inlay work on delicate precious stone began in the workshops of Florence in Italy around the end of the 16th century. This was known as PIETRA DURA.(Pietra= Stone, Dura= Hard) The Italians had created a classic artistic form and held a monopoly over it. From 1630 onwards pietra dura appeared on moveable, small objects as decorative panels, with bird and flower motifs, suitable for cabinet fronts and table tops. Some of these soon reached the Mughals in the form of presents.

Of all the Mughal Emperors, Shah Jahan was the greatest patron of architecture in India. For him no amount of money or time was too much to create enduring, everlasting architectural beauty and through it be remembered always. It is in his buildings that one feels most compelled to make the connection between Mughal art and pietra dura. The Taj Mahal, the cenotaphs of the Emperor and his wife, the main floor and the surrounding marble railings bear very close resemblances to the pietra dura form.

We bring you the finest artifacts from the Indian subcontinent. They are unique and carefully crafted by skilled artisans who have kept the glorious traditions of folk and indigenous arts and crafts alive.

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Custom Services

    We at EIH take the traditional art and customize it for you specially to make it more personal and give you the feeling of being paert of the tradition,here we have taken traditional Kashmiri PAPER MECHE and customised it for the couples wedding.

Vintage Inspiration

One of the main sights in the town of Ardabil in north-west Iran is the shrine of
Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardabili, who died in 1334. The Shaykh was a Sufi leader,
who trained his followers in Islamic mystic practices. After his death, his followers
 remained loyal to his family, who became increasingly powerful.

In 1501, one of his descendants, Shah Isma'il, seized political power. He united
Iran for the first time in several centuries and established the Shi'i form of Islam
 as the state religion. Isma'il was the founder of the Safavid dynasty, named after
 Shaykh Safi al-Din.

The Safavids, who ruled without a break until 1722, promoted the shrine of the
Shaykh as a place of pilgrimage. In the late 1530s, Isma'il's son, Shah Tahmasp,
enlarged the shrine, and it was at this time, too, that the carpet was made as one
of a matching pair The completion of the carpets was marked by a four-line
inscription placed at one end and is also a historical document of importance as it
bears a signature and a date. The first two linesare a poetic quotation that refers to
the shrine as a place of refuge:

'Except for thy threshold, there is no refuge for me in all the world.
Except for this door there is no resting-place for my head.'

The third line is a signature, 'The work of the slave of the portal, Maqsud Kashani.'
Maqsud was probably the court official charged with producing the carpets. He was
not necessarily a slave in the literal sense but called himself one to express humility,
while the word for 'portal' can be used for a royal court or a shrine. Perhaps Maqsud
meant both, as in this case the court was the patron of the shrine.

The fourth line contains the date 946 in the Muslim calendar,
which is equivalent to AD 1539 - 1540.

The two Ardabil carpets were still in the shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din in 1843, when one
was seen by two British visitors.Thirty years or more later, the shrine suffered an
earthquake, and the carpets were sold off, perhaps to raise funds for repairs. The damaged
carpets were purchased in Iran by Ziegler & Co., a Manchester firm involved in the carpet
trade.Parts of one carpet were used to patch the other. The result was one 'complete'
carpet and one with no border.

Amoung Other traditional arts & crafts included at the V&A Museum.London are The Pashmina Shawl and Jamawar,Kashmiri Handcrafted Paper Meche,Silver Chair etc.

You can also Own Your veryown Part of the vintage history. 

Exqisite Indian Handicrafts

The story of Indian Handicrafts comes from one the oldest civilizations of the world. The vast cultural and ethnic diversity has enabled a variety of motifs, techniques and crafts to flourish on this land.The diverse Indian cultures, lifestyles, traditions etc. have lent the most vibrant and exquisite designs to handicrafts.

Today, the same technique and crafts perfected over centuries continue to captivate the aesthetics of the modern person. India is recognized as one of the most diverse nations in the world. And also one of the most artistically rich.. Every region of India has its unique style of creative expression. The fine arts of sculpting, carving, embroidering, painting and others take on a new form in every state of India.

We at Exquisite Indian Handicrafts deal in hand knotted rugs, embroidered Kashmiri shawls, intricate hand painted Kashmiri papier machies, silver, brass and copperware from Rajasthan,Wooden statues, carvings, boxes etc and other elegant & fine handicrafts. Our expertise creation by trained hands makes the simplest thing so traditional where one is bound to get emotional touch with these handicrafts.Here you will find wide selection of most beautiful works on Jamawars,Carpets,Home Decoratives,The Famous Nataraja ,and other Wooden Handicrafts carved and eye catching. You imagine and we show you in reality. Our site will not allow you to leave without fulfilling your minds and hearts with memories.