Thumbnail art of Bukhara

Thumbnail is one of the greatest and most famous works of art in the Uzbek people. The first boxes with lacquered painting found in Bukhara, dated XV century.

Unfortunately, by the middle of the XX century, many unique technologies have been forgotten, but in the 70s, Uzbek artists, creating a special studio, able to revive this art. It was a time-consuming process - it is not just a miniature art form it is a whole artistic and stylistic school, including a lacquered miniature wall thumbnail on the skin and tissue.

Modern masters continue the work of their ancestors - Kamolidinov Behzod and Mahmoud Muzahiba - unsurpassed master of miniatures of the middle ages.

It is fascinating to see how the master apply virtuoso a thin painting on the cover of manuscript books, tables made of precious wood, cupboards, chess boxes. Figure brushes applied over the ground, which is made of gold or bronze powder, apricot or cherry adhesive.

Plots for pictures is taken from folk art, often - from the works of the great Uzbek poet - Navoi, Jami, Furkat, Nizami, Khayyam.

Today, boxes, jars, paper mache and bears the paintings can be seen in the Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan. You can enjoy even more works of art if you visit other cities of Uzbekistan.

Thumbnail art of Bukhara

Autres opportunités de tourisme à Boukhara

Karakul reserve

Kukeldash madrasah

Vabkent minaret

Shafirkan. The place that shift every visitor to Medieval tale

Kuleta Caravanserai in Bukhara

Bukhara Water Tower

Paikend. The mysticism of the ancient Zoroastrian settlement

Bakhauddin Nakshbandi Mausoleum

Mosque Fayzabad Khanqah

Kalyan Minaret

Nadir Divanbegi Madrasah

Khoja Nasreddin monument in Bukhara

Mausoleum of Sayf al-Din Bokharzi. The marvelous subtlety of medieval masterpiece

Bukhara carpets

Sitorai mohi hosa. The corner of Eden on the Earth

Khalif Hudoydod complex

Synagogue in Bukhara

Kalyan Mosque

Caravan Serai Nougat

Lyabi-Hauz Ensemble: another great Ensemble of sightseeing in Bukhara

Abdalhalik Al Gijduvani complex

Goziyon madrasah in Bukhara

Chashma Ayub

Magoki Attari Mosque

Bukhara gold embroidery factory

Central bazaar of Bukhara

Khodja Zaynutdin Complex

Poi-Kalyan Ensemble

Baths-khammam in Bukhara

Trading domes of Bukhara

Balyand Mosque in Bukhara

Chor-Bakr Ensemble

Abu Ali Ibn Sino Memorial Museum near Bukhara

Fayzulla Khodjaev Museum

Chor-Minor Madrasah

Djami Mosque

Abdulaziz Madrasah

Isteza Madrasah in Bukhara

Ustrushana

Zindan (underground prison)

Intangible heritage of Bukhara

Emir-Alim-Khan Madrasah

Kurpa Mosque

Talipach Gate. Reminder of bygone times

Ulugbek Madrasah in Bukhara

Burial of Sheih Akhbor Vali

Kosh-Madrasah Ensemble

Bukhara State Museum

Ancient city of Vardanzi. Oriental spirit of the Early Medieval

Dzheiran reserve

Kiz Bibi complex

The ancient Ark fortress

Bolo-Hauz. Bewitching carvings of national architecture

Mullo Tursunjon Madrasah in Bukhara

Varaksha. The place where emanates the East

Sayyid Amir Kula tomb

Buyan Kuli Khan Mausoleum

Mausoleum of imam Abu Khafs Kabir

The madrassa Mir-Arab

Registan square in Bukhara

Ensemble of Khoja Gaukushon in Bukhara

Gijduvan. The center of ceramic heritage of uzbekistan

Mausoleum of the Samanids

Villes de l'Ouzbékistan and Circuits

Villes de l'Ouzbékistan

Circuits sur l'Ouzbékistan

Circuits au Kazakhstan

Circuits au Kirghizistan

Circuits au Tadjikistan

Circuits au Turkménistan

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