Gonzales, Tse-Pe – Black and Sienna Jar with Incised Avanyu and Turquoise (1990s)

5.5"w x 7"h

$ 1,200.00

Tse-Pe Gonzales was a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales.  This jar is from the late 1990s.  It is made from micaceous clay and the jar is coil-built.  There is an incised avanyu around the center of the piece.  It has a shell hei-shi bead for the eye and there is a pink clay slip below the eye.  The piece was fired black and the neck was two-toned sienna.  There is a piece of turquoise set in silver on the neck of the piece.  The jar is signed on the bottom with Tse-Pe’s hallmark, “TP”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.