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

Bolo-Hauz. Bewitching carvings of national architecture

Karakul reserve

Synagogue in Bukhara

Ulugbek Madrasah in Bukhara

Gijduvan. The center of ceramic heritage of uzbekistan

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

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

Kiz Bibi complex

Sayyid Amir Kula tomb

Trading domes of Bukhara

Dzheiran reserve

The ancient Ark fortress

Mosque Fayzabad Khanqah

Mausoleum of imam Abu Khafs Kabir

Intangible heritage of Bukhara

Zindan (underground prison)

Registan square in Bukhara

Khoja Nasreddin monument in Bukhara

Ustrushana

Bukhara gold embroidery factory

Bukhara carpets

Abdalhalik Al Gijduvani complex

Khodja Zaynutdin Complex

Mausoleum of the Samanids

Khalif Hudoydod complex

Sitorai mohi hosa. The corner of Eden on the Earth

Djami Mosque

Vabkent minaret

Bukhara Water Tower

Kurpa Mosque

Nadir Divanbegi Madrasah

Baths-khammam in Bukhara

Paikend. The mysticism of the ancient Zoroastrian settlement

Kalyan Mosque

Ensemble of Khoja Gaukushon in Bukhara

Buyan Kuli Khan Mausoleum

Shafirkan. The place that shift every visitor to Medieval tale

Chashma Ayub

Varaksha. The place where emanates the East

Balyand Mosque in Bukhara

Burial of Sheih Akhbor Vali

Goziyon madrasah in Bukhara

Mullo Tursunjon Madrasah in Bukhara

Caravan Serai Nougat

Bukhara State Museum

Ancient city of Vardanzi. Oriental spirit of the Early Medieval

Bakhauddin Nakshbandi Mausoleum

The madrassa Mir-Arab

Magoki Attari Mosque

Kukeldash madrasah

Chor-Minor Madrasah

Chor-Bakr Ensemble

Kuleta Caravanserai in Bukhara

Emir-Alim-Khan Madrasah

Abdulaziz Madrasah

Poi-Kalyan Ensemble

Central bazaar of Bukhara

Kosh-Madrasah Ensemble

Abu Ali Ibn Sino Memorial Museum near Bukhara

Isteza Madrasah in Bukhara

Talipach Gate. Reminder of bygone times

Fayzulla Khodjaev Museum

Kalyan Minaret

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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