History and trends of brass decorative items
Brass decorative items are being handcrafted in India since 1st century BC. Now, you can find out a plethora of brass products from the online e-portals to spice up the look of any place.
There has been a long term history of brass decorative products in India. Be it home, office or any other place, you can jazz up their décor with these exclusively designed brass decorative items. The online market is teeming with plenty of e-commerce portals, which are selling a large number of handcrafted brass products.
History of brass products in India
From several archaeological, numismatic and literary evidence, it is proved that brass was in use in India in first century before Christ.
A slew of brass products of 1st century BC have been found during the archeological excavation of stupas in Manikyalaya, which is considered a mausoleum of Indo-Scythian King Kanishka.
Circular brass coins of Arya Varma and Dhanadeva of Ajodhya (1st century BC) have been found along with the coins of contemporary kings of other dynasties
Brass die-struck coins of Pre-Gupta and Gupta periods have been collected.
Brass has been mentioned with Sanskrit term “Riti” in Aurvedic book Charak-SamhitÄ (3rd century BC) along with gold, silver, tin and copper.
In Manu Smariti, the directions for the purification of brass utensils have been provided
Increasing demand of <b><a href=”http://www.craffts.com/decor/decoratives.html”>decorative items</a></b>:
Indian brass industry has been witnessing a boom since last decades. During the 1999-2000, this sector recorded the increase of 16.5% in the export consisting of 4% share of entire handicraft products export. Following are the main reasons behind the increasing demands of Indian handcrafted brass products.
Brass carries a bright gold-like appearance, hence it finds application in creating a countless number of decorative products.
In modern days, when the people are becoming increasingly conscious for creating a beautiful place in their atmosphere, the brass decorative items are in soaring demand.
You can find a plethora of brass decorative products ranging from handcrafted brass statues to handmade brass lamps, brass candle holders, brass aroma burner, brass flower vase, brass urn and many more.
Due to demand of these home décor items consistently on the rise, numerous e-commerce sites has come into the online Indian market. Some of the popular e-portals include eBay, Aakrati brassware, Craffts.com and so on
These brass decorative products are ideal for accentuating the décor of home, office, hotel, restaurants, garden and various other places
You can also get these handcrafted brass products custom designed according to your own choices and demands
Satyajit Banerjee is an expert writer in handicraft arena and writes for Craffts.com, an eCommerce portal for handcrafted and Handmade products. It offers wide range of products across various categories ranging from <b><a href=”http://www.craffts.com/decor/”>home decor</a></b> fashion jewellery, desineger bags, Women Apparels, Accessories, Necklaces, Home Décor & Furnishing products and much more
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