Uzbekistan miniature painting is a tiny yet magnificent art born from the Silk Road civilization, inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2020. Initially created as a visual extension of literary classics, it has since expanded from manuscripts to architecture and public spaces. Artists replace the Western perspective with staggered composition, grinding gold, silver, and pearl powders into pigments, using egg white as a binder to ensure the vibrant colors remain fresh for centuries. Today, this heritage lives on in Bukhara's workshops, passed down through generations and writing new legends of the Silk Road. Click the video and explore a vast world within a tiny frame.
Bukhara Craftsmen | A Universe in an Inch: Uzbekistan Miniature Painting
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