A technique in painting, sculpture and architecture where the artwork simulates the optical reality of the viewer by employing techniques such as perspective, foreshortening and modelling to depict real objects with mimetic precision.
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A category of intricate Bhutanese textiles hand-woven by women, traditionally for personal and familial use or for noble families who…
A Persian handwoven woollen cloth produced primarily in Isfahan, Iran, and characterised by a jujube red, green or black ground.…
A method of tapestry weaving where wefts of two different colours are woven onto the same warp threads. This method…
A form of kantha embroidery that is characterised by running stitches that resemble waves. From the Persian word lehr, meaning…
Textiles with embroidered inscriptions produced in Iran during the early Islamic period, until the fourteenth century CE. Robes made of…
A variety of the stem or split stitch, wherein individual stitches are made in the opposite direction of the embroidery.…
Decorative ridges or grooves that are carved along the shaft of a column or pilaster to make it appear rounder…
A type of mukaish embroidery in which short lengths of metallic wire are passed through fabric with the help of…