Mina" is the feminine form of the world " Minoo" means heaven. its Azur color evokes the blue sky. This art backs to Achaemenid era and in Seljuk era, it has been rejuvenated".
Enamel is the art of fire and soil and the adroit hands of an artist. The art of painting wonderful patterns on metals such as gold, silver, and copper. in Isfahan, you can find beautiful vase, plates, candleholder, jewelry, box and so many decorative objects in bazaars.
Enamel has different type: cheese enamel and popular one painting enamel. To make the metal, most of the time copper, ready to be enameled, first they shape it and covered by white glaze and heated to maximum 750 C, then recoated with higher quality glaze and heated again, this process will repeat 4 times. Then the artist will draw the desired pattern by a very fine pen and outline by an engraver. Then it would be painted in different colors: blue, turquoise, red, green, yellow, brown, black, etc.
After painting, it goes to a 600c heated furnace. All these furnace steps make the dishes washable and firm the color, and are very important and sensible.
transfer a piece of hard metal to such a beautiful eye-catching object needs talent, patience, and aesthetic mind. A single piece of Mina passed through many artistic hands and keen eyes.