Gonzales, Tse-Pe – Large Bowl with Avanyu & Green Heartline Bear

Tse-Pe Gonzales was a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales.  This is one of his larger pieces.  It has a central medallion which is polished green and etched with a bear. There is a single inset piece of shell hei-shi for the eye.  The remainder of the bowl is slipped with a micaceous clay.  There is a water serpent encircling the bowl and there is a piece of turquoise hei-shi for the eye.  The green clay slip for the central design was a natural slip which Tse-Pe used over the years.  Note as well the stippling of the matte areas around the designs.  This style was a visual signature to Tse-Pe’s technique.  It is signed on the bottom with Tse-Pe’s hallmark. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

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Gonzales, Tse-Pe (1940 - 2000)

Tse-Pe Gonzales Tse-Pe Gonzales was the son of noted potter Rose Gonzales.   Rose taught both Tse-Pe and his wife, Dora, to make pottery. They worked together until around 1980 and then they divorced and began to each work separately.  Tse-Pe's work is signed with his "TP" hallmark.  They were also innovators for their time, and were featured in 1976 in the pivotal book, "7 Families in Pueblo Pottery". [button text="Subscribe to New Additions for this artist" style="outline" size="small" animate="blurIn" radius="10" depth="2" expand="0" icon="icon-angle-right" link="http://kinggalleries.com/subscriptions/"]