Wender·Vista
Sukkur
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePakistan
on the Indus, in upper Sindh

Sukkur

— — the river the barrage holds, and lets go.

— 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 river city on the west bank of the Indus in upper Sindh, where the long line of the Sukkur Barrage steps the water across nearly a mile of channel. Lansdowne Bridge stands just downstream, its red iron arches over the river since 1889. On a small rock island in the middle of the current sits the white-domed temple of Sadhu Bela, reached by a short ferry from the bank. from the studio

from the studio
Sukkur
— bring it home

Sukkur, 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 Sukkur

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

Sukkur is the third-largest city of Sindh province in southern Pakistan, set on the west bank of the Indus River roughly 470 kilometres northeast of Karachi. The city sits at the head of the irrigated lower Indus plain and serves as the regional centre for upper Sindh. The defining structure of the city is the Sukkur Barrage, completed in 1932, which steps the river across the channel and feeds one of the largest gravity-irrigation systems in the world. Across the river lies the twin city of Rohri.

— the water

The Sukkur Barrage was completed in 1932 under the engineer Sir Charlton Harrison and at the time was the largest irrigation project of its kind in the world. It carries 66 gates and feeds seven main canals that irrigate roughly 32,000 square kilometres of farmland across Sindh, the wheat, rice and cotton belt of the lower Indus. Just downstream, the cantilever Lansdowne Bridge, opened in 1889, was for a brief period the longest rigid girder bridge in the world. The river runs cold and pale-jade in winter, brown and high through the late summer floods.

— the visit

Sukkur is reached by road on the N-5 from Karachi, by rail on the main Karachi-Peshawar line, and by air at Sukkur Airport with direct flights from Karachi. The Sadhu Bela temple, a Hindu pilgrimage site founded in 1823, sits on a small island in the Indus and is reached by a short ferry from the city side. The 16th-century Tomb of Masum Shah rises on the limestone ridge above the old town. Winter from November through February is the most temperate season for visiting, with daytime temperatures often near 25°C.

— where
Pakistan · Sukkur, Sindh
— elevation
67 m · 220 ft
— position
27.7052° N · 68.8574° 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.
5 km E
Rohri
twin city across the Indus
1 km N
Sadhu Bela Temple
river-island Hindu temple
100 km S
Mohenjo-daro
Indus Valley archaeological site
N
Sukkur
Rohri
Sadhu Bela Temple
Mohenjo-daro
— common questions

What people ask.

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

Sukkur sits on the west bank of the Indus River in upper Sindh province of southern Pakistan, about 470 kilometres northeast of Karachi. It is the third-largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad.

The Sukkur Barrage is a 1932 gated weir across the Indus with 66 gates feeding seven main canals. It is the headworks of one of the largest gravity-irrigation systems in the world, covering most of Sindh.

The Lansdowne Bridge, opened in 1889, is a cantilever railway bridge connecting Sukkur to Rohri across the Indus. At the time of its opening it was briefly the longest rigid girder bridge in the world.

Sadhu Bela is a Hindu temple complex founded in 1823 on a small rock island in the middle of the Indus at Sukkur. It is reached by a short ferry from the city bank and remains an active pilgrimage site.

The winter months from November through February are the most temperate, with daytime temperatures often near 25°C. Summer in upper Sindh is among the hottest in the world, regularly exceeding 45°C in June.

The Indus Valley archaeological site of Mohenjo-daro is about 100 kilometres south of Sukkur and is often visited as a long day trip from the city. The site has its own small airport with limited service.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers from the province. The Sukkur Barrage and Lansdowne Bridge are among the most recognised images of upper Sindh. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The river greens, iron-bridge reds and stained-glass blues sit well in warm Maximalist rooms, in South Asian Heritage interiors and in Modern Earthy spaces where ochres and jewel-tones are welcome.

Above a standard three-seat sofa, a single Large reads well centred at eye level. For a longer wall, a four-tile or nine-tile Mural carries the barrage at a scale closer to its true breadth.

Yes. Order in Dura Satin for a soft sheen that resists scratches, or Matte for no sheen at all. Both finishes hold up to steam and routine wiping in wet rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth and water is enough. No chemical cleaners are needed and none are recommended. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, not in a coating that could lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Reid Wender curates the atlas and the artwork is hand-finished in-house, never licensed from a third party.

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