نقاشی · Papier-mâché / Naqashi
Abdul Rashid Bhat
3rd Generation · Papier-mâché / Naqashi · Rainawari, Srinagar
“Grinds three pigments his grandfather formulated; the recipes are not written down anywhere outside this workshop.”
- Pieces signed
- 184
- Disputes
- 0
- Workshop slots
- 6 open
- Lineage est.
- 1900
The hand still remembers
What Only Abdul Knows
Captured from his Vault — knowledge that exists nowhere else.
Click a node — 4 techniques captured
Currently viewing · Layered Gold-Leaf Naqashi
His work
Pieces by Abdul
Every piece signed, signed pieces verifiable on the Sanad.
Sit beside him
Book Time With Abdul
6 open slots in the next month.
Heritage Walk
Rs. 2,500per person
Visit the master's workshop and three nearby craft clusters with a Sanad-verified guide.
Max 8 participants
Half-Day Workshop
Rs. 6,000per person
Learn one foundational technique hands-on. Take home your attempt + a Hunarmand certificate.
Max 6 participants
Multi-Day Masterclass
Rs. 45,000per person
Advanced technique taught directly by the master. Limited to 2 participants.
Max 2 participants
The preserved knowledge
Preserved in the Vault
This is Abdul's Craft DNA — knowledge captured for researchers, apprentices, and future generations.
Lineage
- Three generations have worked the same Rainawari studio.
- Pigments are ground every Tuesday at sunrise.
Technique Walkthrough
- Each layer is rubbed until it shines like wet stone.
- The gold-leaf is always set on the seventh layer, not before.
Decision Knowledge
- If the monsoon humidity drops below 50%, painting is paused for the day.
- A piece is never finished within four weeks of the next.
Supplier Graph
- Pigment from a single Pulwama miner since 1962.
- Gold leaf from one Lucknow beater, posted twice a year.
The thread, generation by generation
The Bhat Lineage
3 generations on the same craft, since 1900.
- AB
Abdul Rahim Bhat
ca. 1900s
Generation 1
- MB
Mohammad Sultan Bhat
ca. 1930s
Generation 2
- AB
Abdul Rashid Bhat
current — present
Generation 3