Editing Hyderabad (section)

=== Art and handicrafts ===
[[File:Water pipe base, Bidriware, Hyderabad, India.jpg|thumb|left|An 18th century Bidriware, water pipe base of [[Hookah]], displayed at the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] | alt=Decorated metal vase]]

The region is well known for its Golconda and Hyderabad painting styles which are branches of [[Deccan painting]].<ref name="ccrtindia.gov.in">{{cite web |title=Miniature painting |url=http://ccrtindia.gov.in/miniaturepainting.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318231813/http://ccrtindia.gov.in/miniaturepainting.htm |archive-date=18 March 2013 |publisher=[[Centre for Cultural Resources and Training]] |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> Developed during the 16th century, the Golconda style is a native style blending foreign techniques and bears some similarity to the [[Mysore painting|Vijayanagara paintings]] of neighbouring Mysore. A significant use of luminous gold and white colours is generally found in the Golconda style.<ref name="1 Mark_Zebrowski and 2 Ralph and Lefèvre">{{cite book |title=Deccani painting |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |pages=40–66 |year=1983 |isbn=978-0-85667-153-1 |last=Zebrowski |first=Mark}}
* {{cite book |title=National exhibition of works of art, at Leeds, 1868: official catalogue |publisher=The Executive Committee |pages=301–313 |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-165-04393-4 |last1=James |first1=Ralph |last2=Lefèvre |first2=L}}</ref> The Hyderabad style originated in the 17th century under the Nizams. Highly influenced by [[Mughal painting]], this style makes use of bright colours and mostly depicts regional landscape, culture, costumes, and jewellery.<ref name="ccrtindia.gov.in" />

Although not a centre for handicrafts itself, the patronage of the arts by the Mughals and Nizams attracted artisans from the region to Hyderabad. Such crafts include: [[Wootz steel]], [[Silver Filigree of Karimnagar|Filigree work]], [[Bidriware]], a metalwork handicraft from neighbouring [[Karnataka]], which was popularised during the 18th century and has since been granted a [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)#Geographical Indications tags|Geographical Indication]] (GI) tag under the auspices of the [[WTO]] act;<ref name="Jonathan and Sheila">{{cite book |title=The grove encyclopedia of Islamic art and architecture, volume 2 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=179 and 286 |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-19-530991-1 |last1=Bloom |first1=Jonathan |last2=Blair |first2=Sheila}}</ref><ref name="Bidriware">{{cite news |title=Proving their mettle in metal craft |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Proving-their-mettle-in-metal-craft/articleshow/11332582.cms?referral=PM |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=13 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911200450/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Proving-their-mettle-in-metal-craft/articleshow/11332582.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> and [[Zari]] and [[Zardozi]], embroidery works on textile that involve making elaborate designs using gold, silver and other metal threads.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Geographical indications journal no:49 |url=http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/Journal_49.pdf |volume=1 |issue=49 |page=15 |journal=Government of India |year=2012 |access-date=16 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809220647/http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/Journal_49.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref> [[Chintz]]—a glazed [[calico]] textiles was originated in Golconda in 16th century.<ref>{{cite book |title=India: Cultural Patterns And Processes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACyNDwAAQBAJ |page=1 |last=Noble |first=Allen G. |isbn=978-0-429-72463-3 |publisher=Routledge |year=2019 |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628083419/https://books.google.com/books?id=ACyNDwAAQBAJ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Golconda Chintz: Manufacture and Trade in The 17th Century |volume=49 |year=1988 |last=Singh |first=Seema |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |pages=301–305 |jstor=44148394}}</ref> and another example of a handicraft drawn to Hyderabad is [[Kalamkari]], a hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile that comes from cities in Andhra Pradesh. This craft is distinguished in having both a Hindu style, known as [[Srikalahasti]] and entirely done by hand, and an Islamic style, known as [[Machilipatnam]] which uses both hand and block techniques.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mohammed |first=Syed |title=Kalamkari losing Islamic thread |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Kalamkari-losing-Islamic-thread/articleshow/11562051.cms?referral=PM |newspaper=The Times of India |date=20 January 2012 |access-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911194938/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Kalamkari-losing-Islamic-thread/articleshow/11562051.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=11 September 2015}}
* {{cite book |chapter=Hyderabad state |publisher=Atlantic Publishers |page=42 |year=1991 |orig-year=1909 |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India, Provincial Series}}</ref> Examples of Hyderabad's arts and crafts are housed in various museums including the Salar Jung Museum (housing "one of the largest one-man-collections in the world"<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnership with the Salar Jung museum, Hyderabad |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/skills-sharing/world_collections_programme/salar_jung_museum.aspx |work=World collections programme |publisher=[[British Museum]] |access-date=13 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617002126/http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/skills-sharing/world_collections_programme/salar_jung_museum.aspx |archive-date=17 June 2012}}</ref>), the [[Telangana State Archaeology Museum]], the [[Nizam Museum]], the [[City Museum, Hyderabad|City Museum]] and the [[Birla Science Museum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Muffakham Jah opens city museum |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2985506.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 March 2012 |access-date=13 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316101124/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2985506.ece |archive-date=16 March 2012}}
* {{cite news |title=Here's a treasure trove |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/article2023279.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |first=Aparna |last=Menon |date=16 May 2011 |access-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502041447/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/article2023279.ece |archive-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>