vase

Doulton & Co Ltd

Summary

Bell-shaped vase, with wide flat base on slightly narrower footring, curving in to sloped shoulder and narrow neck with flared rim. Mottled and curdled transmutation glaze of olive green and blue in patches, getting progressively larger and paler round one side of vase, thicker and darker with small red-brown patches round opposite side. Dark reddish patches and streaks round neck and inside rim, suggesting there may be undercoat of rouge flambe glaze affecting colour of top glaze. Mottled pinky-red flambe over cobalt blue to base of vase, fine rouge flambe interior. pattern : Amethyst and Emerald shape : 951 range : Old Sung

Display Label

Colour Wild patterns and bizarre shapes have no place here. Only elegant and simple forms are permitted, allowing the beauty of colour to radiate through. Colour plays a powerful role in everyone's lives, from fashion and advertising to religious symbolism. Specific colours embody significant meanings as well as expressing different emotional states; red for anger, blue for tranquility, black for sorrow . . . Creating vibrant glazes has fascinated potters throughout the ages, in countries near and far. Experimentation with metallic oxides, from copper and iron to manganese and titanium, can unleash some of the most beautiful colours. Tweaking the oxygen content or heat of the furnace will determine the depth, shade, tone or hue. Some of those colourful discoveries can be seen here, working in perfect harmony with the potted shapes, celebrating the power and glory of colour.