Lot # 26 - Mid-Century Studio Art Pottery Hanging Dispenser Vessel

Opening Bid : $ 10.00
Start Date/Time: 14-Jul-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 21-Jul-2026 7:25:00 PM
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Description :

This exceptional piece of mid-century hand-thrown studio art pottery beautifully bridges Western utility with traditional Japanese folk art (Mingei) sensibilities.

Crafted with a rounded, organic form, the vessel features an intentionally unstable, hollow flat base, signifying its historical purpose as a suspended container. It is designed to hang from overhead architectural beams using its integrated thick, hand-woven jute rope handle, which loops securely through heavy ceramic side ears. This suspension method is highly reminiscent of the classical Japanese Tsurube (hanging water bucket) tradition.

The exterior showcases a striking, multi-layered Sumida Gawa style drip glaze, blending rich cobalt blues and foaming white slip over a rustic stoneware body. Outfitted at the lower apex with a hand-turned wooden and cork spigot, the vessel leverages gravity for the seamless dispensing of liquids. This specific configuration—a non-reactive ceramic body combined with a non-corrosive wooden tap—makes it highly optimized as a countertop or larder vinegar-aging crock (vinaigrier) or a traditional entryway handwashing basin (chouzubachi).

Pot is 8" x 8" x 8" with braided rope hanging 30".


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