This large black earthenware sculpture is wheel-turned and glazed with gold lustre on the inside. “Alchemic mastery” was the name given to “lustre” in the Middle Ages. To endow a matte, humble material like clay with a golden appearance was the ultimate goal of majolica decorators, and a practice worthy of alchemy.
Detailed Features
● Type: Vessel
● Dimensions: 50 L x 55 W x 55 H cm
● Material: Earthenware, gold luster
● Date: 2017
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