Akber Badshah Paper Mache Painting

Recreating the flourishing period of the mughals, handpicked is a painting hand made by a Kashmiri craftsman in the utmost skill. The painting has been designed in the adroitness of the Paper Mache craft and features a hunting scene from the Mughal Period, where a the valiant king Akber is seen hunting dauntlessly and fearlessly and his courtmen watch by. For the lovers of art, who understand the depth of traditional painting, this masterpiece is perfect to grace their walls to stay with them for a lifetime.About Paper MachePaper Mache is a delicate decorative art, born in Persia and brought to Kashmir by a Prince who spent years in a prison at Samarkand in Central Asia. The surroundings harnessed the creativity and romance for this art and finally Paper Mache took its roots in the simple homes and thus— a new art form was born. Paper Mache became the folk art of Kashmir; passing down from father to son, from generation to generation. Paper Mache involves two main steps: ‘Sakhtsazi’ is the actual production of the item and ‘Naqashi’ is when the item is painted with any number of motifs.