▁India ▁( the ▁term ▁K und an ▁is ▁more ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁India ). ▁ ▁M ī n ā k ā r ī ▁art ▁usually ▁involves ▁intr icate ▁designs ▁( main ly ▁using ▁geometric ▁shapes ▁and ▁designs ) ▁and ▁is ▁applied ▁as ▁a ▁decor ative ▁feature ▁to ▁serving ▁d ishes , ▁containers , ▁v ases , ▁frames , ▁display ▁orn aments ▁and ▁j ew el ry . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁M ī n ā k ā r ī ▁is ▁a ▁comp ound ▁word ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁m ī n ā ▁and ▁k ā r ī . ▁ ▁M ī n ā ▁is ▁a ▁femin ine ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁m ī n ū ▁which ▁means ▁parad ise ▁or ▁heaven . ▁ ▁K ā r ī ▁means ▁to ▁do ▁or ▁place ▁something ▁onto ▁something ▁else . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁the ▁word ▁M ī n ā k ā r ī ▁means ▁to ▁place ▁parad ise ▁onto ▁an ▁object . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁art ▁of ▁en am eling ▁metal ▁for ▁orn amental ▁reasons ▁has ▁been ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Par th ian ▁and ▁S ass an id ▁period ▁of ▁Iran ian / Pers ian ▁history . ▁However ▁the ▁met icul ous ▁orn amental ▁work ▁seen ▁today ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁M og h uls ▁introduced ▁it ▁into ▁India ▁and ▁perfect ed ▁the ▁technique ▁making ▁the ▁design ▁applied ▁on ▁objects ▁more ▁intr icate . ▁ ▁The ▁craft ▁reached