| History of the craft Even though the exact origin of blue and white pottery in India is not known. Its transition in technique and design can be deduced. However, it would be difficult to say with certainty if the travelling armies, or trading convoys carried glazed tiles for architectural purposes from Lahore and Multan or whether craftsmen brought their techniques. Jaipur made its connection with the parent pottery traditions of China and Persia in the 14th century. Tracing the path of influences, it can be said the Central Asian and Middle Eastern glazing techniques came to India with the several successive Islamic invasions while Chinese porcelain continued to be imported to the Indian courts- both pre-Mughal and Mughal. |
| The extensive use of Blue pottery tiles in mosques of Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and historic Indian monuments tell us about the long journey undertaken by this craft to finally settle down in Jaipur due to Royal patronage. The Jaipur story is much clearer. Man Singh I (1550-1614) was the first to bring the art of blue and white pottery to Jaipur subsequent to his interactions with the Mughals and through his campaigns in Afghanistan. In 1562 Maharaja Sawai Man Singh I offered his sister in marriage to Emperor Akbar, the f... |
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