Cloud Medallion – Rishtan Heritage Plate

Six lobed medallions curve across the surface like clouds drifting over mountains. This is pattern as landscape. The ishkor blue ground—that luminous cobalt made from desert ash—spreads behind the composition in tiny stippled scales, each dot placed by hand. Against this field, six paisley-like forms interlock: one in golden yellow, another in jet black studded with white, a third in burnt orange, others in coral and sage. Each lobe holds an entire garden within—florals in pink, turquoise, crimson, and cream, surrounded by scrolling arabesques. Where the lobes meet at the center, a single palmette blooms in gold and blue, anchoring the rotation. The green scalloped border provides earthly calm, while a cream ring between border and ground allows the eye to rest. One of the black lobes shows where the white dotting became slightly denser on the left side—the natural drift of a hand working for hours. The blue ground has a faint swirl where the glaze moved during firing. Limited to 40 pieces worldwide. Each numbered and authenticated.