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Glass Beads Jewellery of Andhra Pradesh
Craft Keyword: Glass
Glass Studded Painting of Karnataka
The technique of painting on glass in India originated in the second half of the 18th century, chiefly owing to the influence of Chinese artists who lived and worked for the nobility and royalty. Glass paintings, as the name indicates, are paintings done on clear glass. The process requires immense skill and, as a genre, […]
Cut Glass of Punjab
Amritsar, in Punjab has a fine tradition in glass ware and the products made here are exported in large quantities. These products are mostly elegant utility items. The raw materials used vary from region to region, the two main raw materials being old broken pieces of melted glass or a mixture of sand stone powder […]
Thewa/Gold Filigree on Glass of Madhya Pradesh
Thewa is a jewelry craft practiced by a handful of artisans who specialise in the art of fusing filigreed gold sheets onto glass. The craft of thewa is practised by these hereditary artisans in the small fortified town of Pratapgarh in district Chittorgarh of south Rajasthan and Rampura in Madhya Pradesh. This unique craft uses […]