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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.
Other Sightseeing Opportunities in Bukhara
Mausoleum of Sayf al-Din Bokharzi. The marvelous subtlety of medieval masterpiece
Baths-khammam in Bukhara
Bukhara Water Tower
Karakul reserve
Talipach Gate. Reminder of bygone times
Khodja Zaynutdin Complex
Mosque Fayzabad Khanqah
Ustrushana
Zindan (underground prison)
Chor-Minor Madrasah
Caravan Serai Nougat
Central bazaar of Bukhara
The madrassa Mir-Arab
Nadir Divanbegi Madrasah
Abdalhalik Al Gijduvani complex
Kurpa Mosque
Kosh-Madrasah Ensemble
Khoja Nasreddin monument in Bukhara
Goziyon madrasah in Bukhara
Ancient city of Vardanzi. Oriental spirit of the Early Medieval
Kiz Bibi complex
Abdulaziz Madrasah
The ancient Ark fortress
Burial of Sheih Akhbor Vali
Paikend. The mysticism of the ancient Zoroastrian settlement
Mausoleum of the Samanids
Kalyan Minaret
Synagogue in Bukhara
Kuleta Caravanserai in Bukhara
Bukhara carpets
Mullo Tursunjon Madrasah in Bukhara
Abu Ali Ibn Sino Memorial Museum near Bukhara
Fayzulla Khodjaev Museum
Kalyan Mosque
Bolo-Hauz. Bewitching carvings of national architecture
Intangible heritage of Bukhara
Shafirkan. The place that shift every visitor to Medieval tale
Mausoleum of imam Abu Khafs Kabir
Varaksha. The place where emanates the East
Vabkent minaret
Trading domes of Bukhara
Magoki Attari Mosque
Bukhara gold embroidery factory
Gijduvan. The center of ceramic heritage of uzbekistan
Chashma Ayub
Emir-Alim-Khan Madrasah
Ensemble of Khoja Gaukushon in Bukhara
Poi-Kalyan Ensemble
Sayyid Amir Kula tomb
Bukhara State Museum
Ulugbek Madrasah in Bukhara
Chor-Bakr Ensemble
Djami Mosque
Kukeldash madrasah
Balyand Mosque in Bukhara
Dzheiran reserve
Registan square in Bukhara
Khalif Hudoydod complex
Buyan Kuli Khan Mausoleum
Sitorai mohi hosa. The corner of Eden on the Earth
Bakhauddin Nakshbandi Mausoleum
Lyabi-Hauz Ensemble: another great Ensemble of sightseeing in Bukhara
Isteza Madrasah in Bukhara
Cities of Uzbekistan and Tours
Cities of Uzbekistan
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Samarkand
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Bukhara
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Tashkent
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Khiva
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Nurata
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Shahrisabz
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Karshi
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Navoi
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Ferghana Valley
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Jizzakh
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Termez
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Karakalpakstan
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Kokand
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Namangan
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Nukus
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Andijan
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Urgench
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Cities of Uzbekistan
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Samarkand
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Bukhara
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Tashkent
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Khiva
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Nurata
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Shahrisabz
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Karshi
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Navoi
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Ferghana Valley
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Jizzakh
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Termez
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Karakalpakstan
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Kokand
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Namangan
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Nukus
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Andijan
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Urgench