Luster was the fourth need of every home: to find beauty in everyday things.
This chapter brings together three crafts born from that need. Jaipur Blue, cobalt painted freehand on ground quartz, a palace art now shaped into plates and bowls; Delhi Blue, a turquoise glaze carried from the tiles of Mughal monuments onto jugs and vases; and shell, cut and polished by hand, so even a coaster carries its shine.
