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What is Inlay Work (Pachchekari)
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The answer is that the marble inlay work
(known as Pachchekari) with precious & semi precious
stones..........on white, black, green marble stones was introduced by
Mughals in India in 17th Century.
The decoration of Taj Mahal
is done by this art. Taj Mahal was build by the Emperor Shahjahan his
memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz mahal process of setting gem stones
with color combination called inlay work. The art of marble inlay is a
traditional from of art which is confined to Muslim community of Agra.
Procedure : Various types of Designed
decided to inlay work is drafted be skilled Draftsmen our paper after
that color combination settled as natural, the selected stones are
then shaped with the help of especially made emery wheels each part of
the design shaped individually. this way take more time & labour all
the stones are shaped worked passes to different process. These
grooves are made exactly of the same size so that the stones can fit
perfectly in then, the stones are set with the grooves be special
glues. This is followed by hand publishing of the marble article. So
after passing above said Process article is ready to sale. |