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Jaipur blue pottery painting
Also known as blue pottery
Paint cobalt-blue floral and animal motifs onto a quartz-paste vase blank, then see the glaze fire and brighten.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of India.
Origins
A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of South Asia.
Sources
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