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Georgian Minankari Cloisonné

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Minankari is Georgia's cloisonné-enamel tradition: fine gold wires bent into cells on a silver or gold base, filled with powdered mineral glass, and fired until the surface fuses into a glossy, jewel-deep plaque. For over a millennium — from Byzantine-derived medieval icon covers to the jewelry workshops of present-day Tbilisi — its signature has been deep lapis and azure blue enamel outlined by a bright, unbroken gold line.

This design system translates that vocabulary directly: a deep lapis-blue enamel ground, azure and emerald and wine-red cells, gold cloison borders fencing every surface, lapidary serif type, and glassy reflective finishes in place of matte flatness.

Learn more about the Georgian Minankari Cloisonné style

  • OriginGeorgia, South Caucasus (Tbilisi, Gelati, Khakhuli)
  • PeriodMedieval, Byzantine-derived (flowering 8th–12th century; continuous into the present)
  • DesignerGeorgian minankari enamel masters · Medieval goldsmiths of the Khakhuli Triptych workshops
  • MovementsGeorgian cloisonné (minankari) enamel · Byzantine-derived sacred goldsmithing

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