Jaipur Blue Pottery
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaipur blue pottery is a low-fired glazed ceramic whose body is made not from clay but from a dough of ground quartz, powdered glass, borax, gum and water. Pieces — plates, bowls, vases, jars, tiles, coasters, door knobs, soap dishes and animal figures — are painted with cobalt blue and copper turquoise on a white ground, sometimes with brown, green or yellow, and covered in a soft, glassy glaze. Because the body has no clay, it cannot be thrown on a wheel and is instead pressed into moulds or hand-shaped.