shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia

in the Aravalli hills of southern Rajasthan

Udaipur

Name: Udaipur — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a white city held in a string of lakes.

— 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

— 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

“Udaipur was laid out by Maharana Udai Singh II in 1559, white limewash above the water of Lake Pichola, the Aravalli hills closing the western edge. The City Palace runs the length of the eastern shore. Jag Niwas, the lake palace, sits as an island of marble that the water seems to carry. After the monsoon the lakes refill and the city briefly turns the colour of cream against new green. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Udaipur, 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 Udaipur

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

Udaipur is a city of about 450,000 in southern Rajasthan, founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II of the Mewar dynasty as a new capital safer than Chittor. It sits at roughly 598 metres in a basin of the Aravalli range, around an interlinked chain of artificial lakes — Pichola, Fateh Sagar, Swaroop Sagar, and Udai Sagar. The City Palace complex, begun in the sixteenth century and added to by successive Maharanas over four hundred years, runs along the east shore of Lake Pichola.

— informed by Wikipedia — Udaipur, Rajasthan Tourism — Udaipur

— the water

The lakes are the work of generations of Mewar rulers, fed by the seasonal Berach and Ahar river systems and by monsoon runoff from the Aravalli slopes. Lake Pichola, enlarged by Maharana Udai Singh in the late sixteenth century, holds two island palaces: Jag Niwas, built in 1746 and now run as the Taj Lake Palace hotel, and Jag Mandir, begun in 1551. Drought years draw the lakes down sharply; a strong monsoon refills them by late September and the white city briefly doubles in reflection.

— informed by Wikipedia — Lake Pichola

— the visit

Maharana Pratap Airport at Dabok lies about 22 kilometres east of the city, with daily flights from Delhi and Mumbai. The City Palace, Jagdish Temple, and the ghats along Lake Pichola sit within a single walkable old-town axis. Boat services from Bansi Ghat run out to Jag Mandir. October through March is dry and cool, with daytime temperatures around the low twenties; May and June run above forty. The monsoon, July through September, is the season that fills the lakes.

— informed by Rajasthan Tourism — Plan Your Trip

— where

India · Udaipur, Rajasthan

— elevation

598 m · 1,962 ft

— position

24.5854° N · 73.7125° 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

Lake Pichola

lake

at the lake

City Palace, Udaipur

royal palace

1 km S

Jag Mandir

island palace

Udaipur

Lake Pichola

City Palace, Udaipur

Jag Mandir

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Udaipur — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

It sits around a connected chain of artificial lakes — Pichola, Fateh Sagar, Swaroop Sagar, and Udai Sagar — built over centuries by Mewar rulers to hold monsoon water in a dry Aravalli basin.

Maharana Udai Singh II of the Mewar dynasty founded Udaipur in 1559 as a new capital after Chittorgarh became exposed. The city is named for him and remained the seat of Mewar through the British period.

The Lake Palace, originally Jag Niwas, is a white-marble palace built on an island in Lake Pichola in 1746 by Maharana Jagat Singh II. It now operates as the Taj Lake Palace hotel.

October through March, when daytime temperatures sit in the low twenties Celsius and the lakes still hold the monsoon's water. May and June can run above forty degrees and are difficult.

Roughly 250 kilometres south-west of Jaipur and 260 kilometres south-east of Jodhpur. Daily trains and buses connect all three; the airport at Dabok lies about 22 kilometres east of the old city.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Udaipur is Mewar's seat and one of the most beloved cities in Rajasthan, recognised at once by anyone who has lived there. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The cream-white and lake-blue palette sits well in Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms, in Indo-modern interiors built around teak and brass, and in airy coastal-modern spaces that want one warm accent.

A single Large reads from across the room. For longer walls a 4-tile Mural carries the lake panorama with breathing room; a 9-tile Mural is right above a long sectional or a sideboard.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation on backsplashes, shower walls, and powder-room features.

A soft microfibre cloth and clean water. The colour is held in the ceramic surface under the finish, so it does not lift or fade with normal household cleaning.

Yes. The Udaipur piece is original to Wender Studios. Reid is the curator and the eye behind every WenderVista place. We do not license outside work.

— if this one stayed with you