Wender·Vista
Manas National Park
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
in the Assam foothills of the Himalayas

Manas National Park

— — the river the tiger and the elephant share.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A reserve on the Bhutan border where the Manas River cools out of the Himalayas and braids across grassland. Bengal tigers and one-horned rhinos cross the same alluvial flats; golden langurs hold the canopy on the Bhutanese side. Listed by UNESCO since 1985. The forest guards know the elephants by name.

from the studio
Manas National Park
— bring it home

Manas National Park, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Manas National Park

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Manas covers about 500 square kilometres along the Bhutan border in the Indian state of Assam, where the Manas River drops out of the Himalayas onto the Brahmaputra plain. It is one of the original nine Project Tiger reserves and was inscribed by UNESCO in 1985. The park is contiguous with Royal Manas in Bhutan, together forming a single transboundary landscape of grassland, riverine forest, and foothill broadleaf woodland.

— the water

The Manas River gives the park its name and its shape. It rises in the Bhutan Himalayas as the Drangme Chhu, drops through gorges, and braids across alluvial flats inside the park before joining the Brahmaputra near Jogighopa. The river feeds wet grasslands that support one of the largest concentrations of Indian one-horned rhino, Asian elephant, and Asiatic water buffalo on the planet. Wild dhole and Bengal tigers cross the same flats. The water level swings sharply between the dry months and the southwest monsoon.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the visit

The park opens from November to April; the southwest monsoon closes it through summer and early autumn. The two main entry points are the Bansbari and Mathanguri ranges, both reached from the small town of Barpeta Road about 175 kilometres west of Guwahati. Manas was placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage in Danger in 1992 during the Bodo insurgency and removed in 2011 after rhinos and tigers were reintroduced from Kaziranga. The Bodoland Territorial Council and the field teams of WWF India still track the recovery year by year.

— where
India · Baksa and Chirang districts, Assam
— within
Manas National Park
— position
26.7200° N · 91.0000° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Royal Manas National Park
national park
250 km E
Kaziranga National Park
national park
175 km S
Guwahati
city
40 km SW
Barpeta Road
town
N
Manas National Park
Royal Manas National Park
Kaziranga National Park
Guwahati
Barpeta Road
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Manas National Park — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In the Indian state of Assam, on the border with Bhutan in the eastern Himalayan foothills. The park spans about 500 square kilometres and forms one continuous landscape with Royal Manas National Park on the Bhutanese side.

Bengal tiger, one-horned rhino, Asian elephant, Asiatic water buffalo, gaur, golden langur, hispid hare, and the endangered pygmy hog. The grasslands also hold one of South Asia's largest populations of wild dhole.

Manas was inscribed in 1985 for its biodiversity and its contiguous link with Bhutan's Royal Manas. It hosts several species found almost nowhere else, including the pygmy hog and the golden langur.

November through April. The reserve closes during the southwest monsoon, when the Manas River runs high and forest tracks wash out. December and February are the most reliable months for wildlife sightings.

The nearest town is Barpeta Road in Assam, about 40 kilometres from the Bansbari range gate. Guwahati airport, around 175 kilometres south, is the standard entry point for visitors coming from outside the region.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well. Manas is one of the defining wild places of the Northeast, and the tile reads as a quiet recognition rather than a souvenir. A Small with a handwritten card from the studio travels nicely.

The greens and river-blues of the painting sit well in Biophilic, warm-Maximalist, and Mountain-modern rooms. The work is textural rather than decorative and reads well next to wood, linen, and unpainted brick.

Yes. Biophilic design leans on real landscapes rather than abstract greenery, and a named wild reserve gives the room a specific anchor. The Medium reads well at eye level on a plaster or limewash wall.

A single Large covers most sofas; a four-tile Mural is the usual call for a long sectional or a console behind a dining bench. A nine-tile Mural belongs on a stairwell or entry wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and stable in humid rooms, so the tile holds up over a backsplash, in a shower, or on a vanity wall.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough for the Glossy finish; the Dura Satin and Matte take a slightly damp cloth without streaking. No abrasives and no ammonia-based cleaners.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in our own visual language and is not licensed from any third party. The studio sits in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the foot of the Smokies.

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