Posted 7 years ago
chloebird
(5 items)
I picked this bowl up at a thrift shop. I love the design of the art piece as well as the colors. There are a few minor bites on the edge and one inside, but not enough to detract from the beauty of the work. In searching for information, I believe that process is called Sgraffito. The main material underneath is porcelain as is evident from the bottom. The designs are of various depths and the color changes throughout. There are no artists marks, only the numbers written in black marker on the bottom. The bowl is 9.75" across the top, 5" at the bottom and 4.75" high. There is another bowl of the same design but different color that was posted 3 years ago, but remains a mystery. It is just so unique that if I knew who the artist was I would love to see other pieces they did.
Exposed clay has polychrome coloration similar to that on raku. The artist might've used a technique called "wax resist" to keep the glaze from covering the exposed areas. Can you tell if the raised areas/pattern in the exposed areas is also present beneath the glaze?
Dear chloebird,
Very nice. I have to say, I like your bowl better than mine. I like the technique that was used, more sophisticated. Let me know if you are able to discover its origin. I think the numbers were from an estate sale. Regards, Kirk
Kirk,
I think your bowl is just as nice. Thanks for the clue about the numbers. I have another piece of pottery that I'm going to post that also has numbers written on the bottom as well. The other piece hopefully is as old as it looks.
Chloe
Art.pottery,
Thanks for your comments. Yes, I was looking at different raku pottery and also read a bit on the "was resist. It looks like maybe a few different techniques may have been used. Since I'm not real familiar with pottery techniques I'm making guesses on what was done with this piece. There are a couple of small bites in the glazed areas and it appears that it is layered underneath the glaze. Looking at one of the small chips it seems to be 3 layers, the glaze, the exposed area, then the porcelain. I don't know if that helps. Thanks again.
Chloe