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5.) Naqashi Designs and Motives

Hello Everyone,Its been quite a few days since I've posted! In my last post I said I am going to come up with an important characteristic. So today I would like to write about Naqashi designs and Motives that are very famous and almost seen on a lot of Paper Mache products. 

Do you guys remember that in my very first post i'd been saying that Paper Mache products seemed interesting to me because they have a story to it and has a theme? Let me tell you these motives or designs play a very essential role in giving a Paper Mache product its traditional look. Other products which are Paper Mached and dose not have these motives or designs painted on them using the particular colours can not claim to be a part true traditional Paper Mache product. Here lies the value and speciality of the craft. The Naqash wile painting has to keep in mind the origin of the craft in order to bring forth its true esssence to the world and custoners.

Naqashi Designs and Motifs:

• Gul-andar-Gul (Flower within flower): It is another version of pattern displaying flowers. Here flowers are shown in bunches in which flowers are displayed one behind the other.


• Gul-e-Wilayat (Foreign flower): is similar to hazara except that it includes foliage and stems also. Sometimes Gul-i-Wilayat also has birds in it, especially bulbul and kingfisher.


• Irani Gulab: is the floral motif used in the naqashi which is a dense rose flower in the spread form with numerous florets


• Hazaara (Thousand flowers): A prevalent pattern traditionally evolved and most frequently featured is hazara (the thousand flowers) pattern. This flower attempts to display every conceivable flower that was a part of the local environment.


• Bagal Daar: This is a common design used by many artists and is basically a set or a boxed pattern of flowers. Done in various shades and designs this design finds its place in many decorative boxes.


• Mughal Arts: Inspired by the Mughal Era, this design is the representation of the king's court, his Darbaar and also Mughal women.

• Jungle Tarah (Design): This design is the abstract representation of a jungle and its animals.


• Chinar: Chinar, the five pointed leaf from the majestic tree of Kashmir is another such motif which frequents in most Kashmiri current ornamentation.


• Badam Tarah (Almond): The most popular design motif in Kashmir crafts is that of the mango shaped badam (almond) which is “the representative” motif of the famous Kani shawl industry as well as the Sozni craft.

The ultimate product that is inspired by all these efforts is truly a masterpiece with aesthetic beauty which brightens up the homes and adds a lovely aura to the place. Just a look at it, and you know how much effort, how much precision and how much of intensive artistic touch has been put into it.


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