Moradabad is renowned for its brassware––both utilitarian and ornamental. Ritual objects like kalash (pots to hold holy water), traditional wedding gifts like paandaan (a box for betelnuts and leaves), and vases are embellished using a variety of engraving techniques with floral patterns, arabesques, or densely laid out trellises.
Deep engraving, as seen on this vase, is called marori, which is sometimes also filled with lacquer, adding another dimension to the golden lustre of brass.
Artist
Babu Ram Yadav
Moradabad Uttar Pradesh
Babu Ram Yadav (Padma Shri Awardee) has practised the marori craft for over six decades and, through his training centre, ensures that this skill is kept alive.
The Craft
Marori Brass Engraving
Also known as "Pital Nagri”, or the city of brass, Moradabad is famous for lustrous, sand-cast inlaid brassware. The art contains colourful enamel work, engravings and intricate detailing. It flourished during the Mughal era, their patronage breathing new life into the designs.
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