A beautifully timeworn stoneware vessel, likely Japanese, whose surface reads like a palimpsest of centuries: crackle-glazed slip, calligraphic markings in deep oxblood and emerald, and a constellation of historic repairs that quietly emphasise its wabi-sabi heart.
The form is simple and robust — a tapering body rising into a softly flared neck — but the real poetry lies in the surface. Layers of glaze have pooled, crawled, crazed and healed, creating the marbled and fissured textures only age can write. The old breaks, filled with earthy clay tones, trace meandering lines around the form, functioning almost as their own kind of script: the vessel recording not just its making, but its survival.
A soulful, sculptural presence; an object that feels as if it has lived.
Details
Stoneware with slip, oxblood & copper glazes
Historic repairs throughout
Height 36 cm
Diameter 18 cm
Origin: Japan (likely)
Early–mid 20th century (possibly older)
Delivery
Qualifies as a smaller item. UK delivery via insured courier/FedEx at checkout; international shipping available — ask for a quote.
