Meenakari Brass Coaster

Dimensions: 11cm diameter, 1cm high.
Code: METAL 4421

A beautiful, handmade, brass and enamel coaster made by artisans in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The base of the coaster has an intricate black and red floral design, with a plain brass rim framing it. Meenakari (also minakari) is the process of painting and colouring the surfaces of metals through enamelling. Jaipur is the jewellery capital of India and is acclaimed for outstanding meenakari work, and some of the meenakars (enamellers) also apply this art form to homewares. The word minakari means mina (paradise) and kari (to do or place something onto something else) so together it means to place paradise on an object. This could be paired with METAL 4221 and/ or METAL 4321, however, note there is a slight variation in size, which is not unusual as these objects are all handmade.