A relief carving-based technique where the image remains at the surface level of a wooden block while the negative spaces around its contours is carved off. The raised image retains the ink and is printed on the desired surface, usually paper.
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Termeh Tapestry
A Persian handwoven woollen cloth produced primarily in Isfahan, Iran, and characterised by a jujube red, green or black ground.…
Etching
The process of using a mordant or acid to cut into exposed areas of a metal plate to create raised…
Fresco
A mural painting technique where water-based pigments are applied over wet lime plaster. As the paint and plaster dry together,…
Parthian Shot
A cavalry technique wherein the horse-rider would retreat while the archer turns back and shoots at the enemy. It was…
Kashika Vastra
Meaning “clothes from Kashi” in Sanskrit, it is a possible reference to the brocaded fabric produced in Kashi (now Varanasi).
Tiraz
Textiles with embroidered inscriptions produced in Iran during the early Islamic period, until the fourteenth century CE. Robes made of…
Offset Oleography
A process of producing multicoloured prints using the offset technique. The inked image is printed on a rubber cylinder, then…
Mukaish
A variant of badla embroidery in which metallic wires are sewn onto the fabric with the help of a needle…