Tse-Pe & Dora – Black & Sienna Bowl with Bear and Silver Lid (1978)
$ 1,400.00
Tse-Pe Gonzales and his wife, Dora, began working together around 1971. Dora would make the pottery and Tse-Pe would etch the designs. This jar is a classic piece of their pottery. The bowl is fully polished and there is a medallion of design on one side. The design is a bear and sun etched into the clay. The area is two-toned sienna. The medallion is surrounded by an inset band of turquoise hei-shi beads. The bowl has a sterling silver lid made by Tse-Pe. The finial of the lid is in the shape of a squash blossom with a shadowbox inset turquoise. The lid fits perfectly into the bowl. The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay “Tse-Pe and Dora”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair and a slight area of discoloration on the rim. Tse-Pe and Dora worked individually from 1980 to 2000, but their early collaborative work remains innovative, creative, and of the highest quality even compared to many of today’s potters.
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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".
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Tse-Pe Gonzales is a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. She taught both he and his wife, Dora Tse-Pe, to make pottery. They were innovators for their time and were featured in 1976 in the pivotal book, "7 Families in Pueblo Pottery". Tse-Pe and Dora worked individually from 1980-2000. Their early collaborative work remains innovative, creative and of the highest quality even compared to many of today's potters. They created an amazing legacy in clay! Tse-Pe, Dora (1939-2022)
Dora Tse-Pe learned to make pottery from her mother-in-law Rose Gonzales. She began making her own pottery in the late 1970's. Her work continues to be inspired by the shapes and styles of Rose's pottery yet with Dora's distinctive high polish. Her pottery is signed on the bottom in the clay, "Dora Tse-Pe". Dora has won numerous awards for her work at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Indian Fair and her pottery can be found in numerous books, including "The Art of Clay" and "Legacy of Generations".