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* Kündekari kelimesinin
kökeni Farsça’daki
“kendekari”ye dayanıyor
ve Osmanlı dilinde
“tutma, yakalama,
kavrama” anlamına
geliyor. Osmanlı’da daha
çok “Kalemkari” olarak
anılan bu ahşap sanatının
ustasına ise “Kündekar”
deniyor.
Ersin Berk
* Kündekari is derived
from Persian “kendekari”,
which means “to grasp,
to catch” in Ottoman.
During the Ottoman era,
the handicraft was rather
known as “Kalemkari,”
while the artisan is called
“Kündekar”.
into following groups:
Original, imitation,
relief, total joining
and bonding, total
relief. A Kündekari
work undergoes
various stages before
completion. The
minbar at Grand
Mosque of Bursa
hosts one of the
most fascinating
examples of this
handicraft, taking
stars and planets
on the sky down on
a piece of wood.
Kündekari may lack
its past popularity;
nevertheless, it
continues enchanting
with extant traces.
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