Blue Pottery of Jaipur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This art of glazed blue pottery came to India through Persia, during the time of the Mughal king Aurangzeb, although there was a decline in the art form during his rule. The Maharaja of Jaipur - Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh, sent local artisans to Delhi, where they were trained by a famous potter, named Bhola.  Sawai Ram Singh set up a school of art and encouraged artists and craftsmen from all over the country to come and settle in Jaipur and practice the craft. After that it went through transitional changes here, the name 'blue pottery' comes from the eye-catching blue dye used to color the pottery, the colour palette used to be restricted to blue from is got from the oxide of cobalt and green from the oxide of copper and white, but now yellow, black and brown colours too have been incorporated in their designs.

 

You will find blue pottery in several places in Jaipur, a very famous store for the same is Neerja, but it may be a little bit more expensive than the local sellers, but don't worry about it, even they are not exorbitantly priced, and they have a good variety of products. Or I suggest you take a walk in the old Jaipur area, the city enclosed behind four walls, you will find a place called Jaipur Blue Pottery Art Centre, there, the map below shows exactly where. And besides that you can also enjoy the beautiful setting around, the whole 'four-walled'city' is enclosed with pretty pink coloured buildings and walls, therefore the name 'Pink City' for Jaipur. 

 

Also you can taste some authentic foods of Jaipur in that area, visit this link for few recommendations.