Wender·Vista
Osh
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileKyrgyzstan
in the Fergana Valley, below Sulayman-Too

Osh

— the city the holy mountain watches.

— 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 Fergana Valley city, perhaps three thousand years old, with the limestone ridge of Sulayman-Too rising out of the middle of it. The Jayma Bazaar still runs for about two kilometres along the Ak-Buura River, the same Silk Road market line it has held since the medieval period. Pilgrims climb the mountain at dawn. The city below cooks plov, sells silk, and goes about its day.

from the studio
Osh
— bring it home

Osh, 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 Osh

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

Osh sits in the western Fergana Valley, the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan with a population near 300,000. It is one of Central Asia's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with archaeological layers reaching back perhaps three thousand years. The Ak-Buura River runs through the centre, and the limestone outcrop of Sulayman-Too rises 175 metres above the surrounding plain, visible from anywhere in the city. Osh sits about 300 kilometres south of Bishkek and lies just across the Uzbek border from Andijan.

— informed by Wikipedia, Britannica
— the stone

Sulayman-Too, the Throne of Solomon, is a five-peaked limestone ridge in the centre of the city, named for the prophet Sulayman in Islamic tradition. It has been a place of pilgrimage for at least two millennia, with petroglyphs, mountaintop shrines, and a small mosque built by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1510 near the summit. UNESCO inscribed the mountain as a World Heritage Site in 2009, the first such listing in Kyrgyzstan. Pilgrims still climb the rock face at dawn for healing prayer.

— informed by UNESCO
— the visit

Osh is reached by domestic flights from Bishkek in about 45 minutes, or overland on the Bishkek-Osh road across the Ala-Too range, around a ten-hour drive. The Jayma Bazaar runs for about two kilometres along the Ak-Buura River and is busiest on Sunday mornings. Summers are hot and dry, with daytime highs near 35 degrees Celsius from June through August. Winters are mild for the region, with occasional snow between December and February. Many foreign travellers come through on the Pamir Highway.

— informed by Wikipedia
— where
Kyrgyzstan · Osh, Osh Region
— elevation
963 m · 3,159 ft
— position
40.5283° N · 72.7985° 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.
1 km C
Sulayman-Too
sacred limestone ridge
1 km C
Jayma Bazaar
Silk Road bazaar
50 km W
Andijan
Uzbek Fergana city
80 km N
Jalal-Abad
Kyrgyz Fergana city
N
Osh
Sulayman-Too
Jayma Bazaar
Andijan
Jalal-Abad
— common questions

What people ask.

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

In the western Fergana Valley of Kyrgyzstan, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is the country's second-largest city and sits about 300 kilometres south of the capital, Bishkek, across the Ala-Too range.

A five-peaked limestone ridge rising 175 metres above central Osh. Named for the prophet Sulayman in Islamic tradition, it has been a pilgrimage site for at least two millennia and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Archaeological work places continuous settlement here at perhaps three thousand years, which would make Osh one of Central Asia's oldest cities. It sat on a key branch of the Silk Road through the Fergana Valley.

The main market of Osh, running for about two kilometres along the banks of the Ak-Buura River. It has held this line since the medieval Silk Road period and is busiest on Sunday mornings.

Domestic flights from Bishkek take about 45 minutes. Overland, the Bishkek-Osh road crosses the Ala-Too range in around ten hours. The city is also a common starting point for the Pamir Highway south.

A small mosque near the summit of Sulayman-Too, built by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1510, when he ruled Fergana as a young prince. It was rebuilt after Soviet-era damage and reopened in 1991.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well. The artwork holds the limestone-and-bazaar feeling of Osh without flattening it into folklore. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio is a common pick for diaspora homes.

The warm ochre, saffron, and indigo tones of the Voynich treatment sit well in Silk Road maximalist, jewel-tone, and bohemian-modern rooms that lean on kilim, brass, and walnut.

A single Large above a console. A four-tile Mural reads well from across the room above a full sofa. A nine-tile Mural anchors a longer wall, hallway, or stairwell.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with steam or splash, including backsplashes and shower walls. The Glossy finish stays in dry rooms.

A microfibre cloth and water is all it needs. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, not on top of it, so normal cleaning will not lift or dull the image.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio, painted by Reid Wender. We do not license images and we do not sell anything we did not make in Knoxville.

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