East Asia rounded stoneware vase, creamy crackle glaze showing brush-painted motifs
Side angle of crackle glaze stoneware vase from East Asia showing age patina and hand-painted botanical motif
Underside of stoneware vase with worn foot, authentic signs of age and pitted glaze
Top rim of stoneware vase from East Asia, showing dense glaze, brushwork, and use marks
East Asia stoneware vase with a single green leaf, minimalist Japanese-inspired arrangement
East Asia rounded stoneware vase, creamy crackle glaze showing brush-painted motifs
Side angle of crackle glaze stoneware vase from East Asia showing age patina and hand-painted botanical motif
Underside of stoneware vase with worn foot, authentic signs of age and pitted glaze
Top rim of stoneware vase from East Asia, showing dense glaze, brushwork, and use marks
East Asia stoneware vase with a single green leaf, minimalist Japanese-inspired arrangement

Eau #2 | Crackle Glaze Stoneware Vase from East Asia

US$145.00

This rounded, short-necked vessel is finished with a creamy white glaze. Its surface shows a fine network of crackle and has a gentle patina that quietly speaks to its age and use. The decoration is minimal yet expressive rendered in subtle underglaze blue/gray brushwork. With a few calligraphic strokes, the artist evokes reeds, water plants and what may be a floating piece of bark and a fish, motifs that in East Asian tradition symbolize tranquility, prosperity, and harmony with nature.

The brushwork is free and fluid, blending the traditions of painting and calligraphy and lending the vessel a sense of movement and quiet elegance. The pigment could be either cobalt-based underglaze blue or an iron-based underglaze, both common in Korean and Japanese wares for their ability to produce blue, gray, or brownish tones after firing. The clay appears to be a light stoneware with a dense, crackled (crazed) glaze which is typical of East Asian ceramics folk wares, possibly from China. The base and body show honest signs of age: worn foot, pitted glaze, and areas where the clay’s natural texture emerges through the glaze. These imperfections add to the vessel’s character and authenticity.

In its simplicity and restraint, this vessel embodies the spirit of East Asian ceramics. Its form and finish suggest it was intended for practical use, for storing tea, grains, or liquids. Today, it could be used as a vase or simply on its own.

This rounded, short-necked vessel is finished with a creamy white glaze. Its surface shows a fine network of crackle and has a gentle patina that quietly speaks to its age and use. The decoration is minimal yet expressive rendered in subtle underglaze blue/gray brushwork. With a few calligraphic strokes, the artist evokes reeds, water plants and what may be a floating piece of bark and a fish, motifs that in East Asian tradition symbolize tranquility, prosperity, and harmony with nature.

The brushwork is free and fluid, blending the traditions of painting and calligraphy and lending the vessel a sense of movement and quiet elegance. The pigment could be either cobalt-based underglaze blue or an iron-based underglaze, both common in Korean and Japanese wares for their ability to produce blue, gray, or brownish tones after firing. The clay appears to be a light stoneware with a dense, crackled (crazed) glaze which is typical of East Asian ceramics folk wares, possibly from China. The base and body show honest signs of age: worn foot, pitted glaze, and areas where the clay’s natural texture emerges through the glaze. These imperfections add to the vessel’s character and authenticity.

In its simplicity and restraint, this vessel embodies the spirit of East Asian ceramics. Its form and finish suggest it was intended for practical use, for storing tea, grains, or liquids. Today, it could be used as a vase or simply on its own.