Aguilar, Susana -Red Bowl with Avanyu (1920’s)

5.75"w x 3.75"h

$ 1,150.00

This is a very unusual bowl by Susana Aguilar.  The piece is from the late 1920’s as it was only in 1925-6 that the potters there began making redware.  This piece is painted red-on-red and then outlined with a white clay slip.  The design is a water serpent which encircles the bowl.  There are clouds surrounding the avanyu.  The contrast of the matte red on the highly polished red works well for this bowl.  It is signed on the bottom  in the clay, “Susana”. The bowl is in good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  There is some loss of the matte red and white on the back of the design.

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