Rosewood inlay art work Mysore Traditional Handicrafts GI Tag Mysore Arts and crafts Arun Fine arts

Rosewood inlay art work Mysore is a traditional Handicrafts locally known as Mysuru Kundana Kale. Mysuru Rosewood Inlay has been included in the Geographical Indications Mysore ,GI Tag Mysore Arts and crafts .
Mysore Rosewood Inlay covers a range of techniques used by artisans in around the area of Mysore in sculpture and the decorative for inserting pieces of contrasting, often coloured materials like ivory shells, mother-of-pearl, horn and sandalwood into depressions in a rosewood object to form ornament or pictures that normally are flush with the matrix. These artifacts are manufactured in around the region of Mysore, these artifacts have been awarded Geographical Indication tag from the Government of India in 2005 due to its historic representation as an artifact depicting the region and the design and style used by the local artisans. Inlay art has been passed on over generations
Under Wodeyars the rosewood inlay work grew and got patronized, the early records says this art is as old as 400 years and was initially patronized under Vijayanagara Kings after their downfall, it was Wodeyars who started patronizing this work.

His Highness Krishna Raja Wodeyar, H. H. Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar were the initial patrons of this art work, Mysore Palace is decorated with this art form.

Sir. M Visveswaraya, through current Cauvery Emporium, exported this unique art form across the globe.
Predominately Rosewood, is used in inlay work, along with Mango, Jackfruit, Doodhi, Champa, Rubber, etc., White wood articles are mainly made out of either Shivani or Kadam wood.
The work starts with a detailed sketch of the product having the dimensions and scale. The artisan cuts the relief from various coloured woods with utmost attention to detail. Then he works on the surface and cuts grooves on it to fit the spliced pieces of wood. For ivory inlay, small incisions are made on the surface as per the design. The spliced wood is then fitted on the surface, nailed together, pressed in mechanical presses, and finally polished several times with some final touches.

The beauty of Mysore inlay work is in the extent of detailing and intricacy of patterns. Typical articles made with inlay work are furniture, boxes, pen-stands, bowls, panels and wall hangings. Wooden handicrafts shopping at Mysore.

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