In the late 19th– early 20th centuries, famous centres of such art were Khiva, Bukhara, Tashkent, Samarkand, and Fergana. Masters Sh. Muradov and M. Salikhov actively worked in Bukhara; Rashid and Kuli Jalilov, Sh. Gafurov, Yu. Azizov, T. Imamov, M. Yunusov – in Samarkand; U. Ikramov and T. Arslanqulov in Tashkent; A. Musaev and Saliev in Fergana; and R. Masharipov and A. Baltayev in Khiva.
Niches and columns were decorated with carved and painted ganch. The ornamental repertoire of this kind of applied art consists of geometric (girih) and plant (islimi) patterns. Often there are pictures of flowering bushes and bouquets in vases, known from architectural decor and miniatures of the Middle Ages.
The Museum’s ganch collection is dated to the 18th– 20th centuries. This is a very rich range of small panels and cupboards with carved and painted patterns. The exposition, along with carved or painted fragments, also includes panels made in mixed techniques, simultaneously decorated with paintings and carvings.
You can learn more about this topic in the book-album “The Collection of the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan” (Volume XIII) from the series “Cultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections”.
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