Ceramic masters · Uzbekistan
Rishtan travel guide
Blue-green glazes from a town of potters.
Rishtan’s local red clay and its traditional ishkor glaze, made from the ashes of desert plants, give its pottery the deep blue and turquoise colours seen across Uzbekistan. Many families have worked as potters for generations.
A visit usually includes a master’s workshop, a demonstration on the wheel and the chance to try painting a plate.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Best time
- April–May and September–October
- Getting there
- About 45 minutes from Kokand or Fergana by road.
Don’t miss
What to see in Rishtan
- 01
Masters’ workshops
Family studios with kilns, wheels and showrooms.
- 02
Ceramics museum
Historic pieces showing how the patterns developed.
- 03
Pottery class
Try the wheel or paint a dish with a master.
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