Gonzales, Tse-Pe – Three-Spout Jar with Sun, Avanyu, and Bear (1980s)
$ 1,200.00
Tse-Pe Gonzales was a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. This is an unusual jar with three spouts. On the sides, there are three polished medallions. They are each etched with design. There is an avanyu, a heartline bear, and a rain cloud and sun design. Around the center of the jar is an inset band of hei-shi beads. The remainder is matte. 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 excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
In stock
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.
Brand
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/"]