Matte Black Textured Ikebana-style Studio Pottery Vase or Bowl Okinawa elegant lines

elegant lines

which brilliantly depicts

and a crack at one corner where one slab meets another

the vase is animated with expressionistically applied glazes of inky black and dark green

Matte Black Textured Ikebana-style Studio Pottery Vase or Bowl Okinawa elegant linesWith its stark lines and textured, charcoal black surface, this ceramic vase feels at once ancient and decidedly modern, and as much a sculptural object as a functional vessel. Use it with a flower frog to create a striking arrangement, as a bowl (for halloween candy? fall leaves or pinecones? clementines? evergreen branches?) or just as a beautiful object for display. The hand thrown vase is signed at the bottom. It was purchased at the estate sale