Paper machie is among the most renowned craft of Kashmir.
The craft represents a rich tradition of craftsmanship that dates back to the reign of Zainul Abidin Budshah (1420-1470 A.D) originally the art of paper Machie confined to Kari Qalamdani, the making of open cases.
The art products are embellished after the delicate process of preparation of mould use of pulp and application of colours and designing.
The designs that very often recur gull (flower within flower ) hazara , ( the thousand flowers ) and Gulvilaya (the dear flower). Proficient artisans even render the Mughal miniature paintings in paper Machie ,creating an object of rather an unsurpassed value .
Gold powder is also added to some of the objects to make them more alluring.