Blue
Pottery
Jaipur is the home of glazed Blue - Pottery which has its origins in Persia.
Its distinctive feature is that no clay is used.
It is used out of a mixture of Fuller's earth. Quartz and Sodium Sulphite.
The special turquoise blue colour comes with the addition of Copper Sulphate
and the deep blue from Cobait Oxide.
The blue - pottery articles like flower vases, pots and jars, surahis, lampstands
and even doorknobs, are decorated with traditional and arabesque motifs of animals,
birds & flowers and are a shopper's delight.
An art form, from Persia under the patronage of Maharaja Ram singhji was first
introduced in Rajasthan. A new art form with a fascinating recipe of distinctive
material like the ground quartz stone. The colour schemes are also peculiar
like, blue (oxide of cobalt), Green (oxide of copper) and the external white.
Some of the pottery is semi- translucent and lately is been experimented with
other colours such as , yellow, dark blue and brown. The conventional floral
or arabesque, hand made patterns and the animal figure patterns are the prominent
designs. The various articles shaped out are mostly the traditional ones like
surahis or pots of different shapes and size for multiple use, ashtray, tiles,
flower pots, lamp shades, jars various accessories or interior items are the
forte of this art of pottery.
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