Coriz, Arthur & Hilda – 12″ Wide Open Bowl with Flowers (1996)

12"w x 6"h

$ 500.00

This is a striking large water jar by Arthur and Hilda Coriz.  Hilda would coil-build each piece, and then Arthur would paint them. The painting was done with natural clay slips (white and red) and wild spinach (black).  This is a large, open dough bowl. The bowl is painted with leaves around the outside.  The inside has flowering plants. The deisgns are all paitned black with wild spinach, which is both unusual and visually striking!  The rim of the bowl has a  “spirit line” or break in the painted design on the rim, which then extends down through the entire design.  This goes back to historic Kewa pottery, when the artist would use the spirit line to release their spirit or connection from the vessel. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Arthur and Hilda Coriz”. The jar is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It was originally purchased directly from the artist.

 

In stock