Khatam Door-"Imamzadeh Shah Reza" Series: 4/6

Posted by Soodabeh (Yazd, Iran) on 28 April 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

This is the Khatam Door of Emamzadeh Shah Reza's holy shrine in Shahreza,
Isfahan.
Khatam is one of persian versions of marquetry, and is the art of decorating the surface of wooden articles with delicate pieces of wood, bone and metal précised geometrical shapes.
The ornamentation of the doors of holy places predominantly consists of inlaid motifs. Samples of these can be observed in the cities of Mahshad, Qom, Shiraz and Rey. In the Safavid era, the art of marquetry flourished in the southern cities of Iran, especially in Isfahan, Shiraz and Kerman. An inlaid desk, which is one of the definitive masterpieces of this art, was awarded the first prize and a gold medal in an art exposition in Brussels recently. This desk is now preserved in the National Museum of Washington. Also in some of the Majestic places and homes, doors and various items have been inlaid. The inlaid-ornamented rooms in Saadabad and Marble palace in Tehran are among masterpieces of this art.
Currently this art is being practiced in Isfahan, Shiraz and Tehran.

VFXY Photos | Listed on Photoblogs.org