minakarin.
/ˌmɪnəˈkɑːri/, /ˌmiːnəˈkɑːri/, U.S. /ˌminəˈkɑri/ In Indian jewellery-making: enamelwork, chiefly champlevé; the decoration of gold with intricate enamelwork designs, enamelling.
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champlevé1856
sunk enamel1882
basse-taille1899
plique à jour1899
impasto1903
minakari1970
1883 T. H. Hendley in Memorials Jeypore Exhibition. 1 37 The enameller or minaker now applies the colours in the order of their hardness, or power of resisting fire, beginning with the hardest.]
1970 K. S. Dongerkery Jewelry & Personal Adornm. India ix. 52 While kundan setting (i.e. setting of the gems in an ornament with very fine gold) is a speciality of Jaipur, its beauty is further enhanced by the introduction of minakari or enamel work..to render intricate designs on the surface more effective.
1990 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 22 Aug. 14 A traditional Indian craft called minakari, a technique by which gold is embellished with different colors of hard enamel.
1994 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 8 Sept. 7 The kundan and minakari ornaments of the Moghul period are distinguished by bold designs, execution of minute details and the depiction of flora and fauna.
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