Chino, Rose – Bowl with Rain Clouds (1970s)

This is a classic bowl by Rose Chino Garcia. She was a daughter of noted potter Marie Z. Chino. The bowl is thin-walled and painted with bee-weed and clay slips.  There are triangular cloud designs extending down from the rim.  There are fine-line and red cloud, and rain designs.  It is a creative use of classic fine-line imagery!   This large jar is very thin-walled and it was traditionally fired.  It is signed on the bottom, “Rose Chino”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

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Chino, Rose (1928-2000)

Rose Chino-Garcia learned to make pottery from her mother, Marie Z. Chino. Her sisters are Carrie Chino Charlie, Vera Chino Ely, and Grace Chino. Her pottery is in collections of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, Heard Museum in Phoenix, Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa.  She was known for her use of both traditional and contemporary designs.