Eugène Lion

Rising Fog C0203

Inventory Number
C0203Size
4 1/4" H x 3 1/4" WMaterial
StonewarePeriod
JaponistCountry of Origin
FranceYear Made
c1900Status
Available

Description

This exceptionally well-proportioned vase combines a gourd-shaped body with a flaring, trumpet-shaped neck. Its flambé glaze, achieved by firing at a high temperature, combines shades of brown and black that might suggest a deep forest with amorphous areas of light gray and white that resemble patches of fog. In reality the glaze composition is abstract, lending itself to any number of interpretations. The application of glaze as non-representational ornamentation was borrowed from the Japanese ceramics that took France by storm in the late 19th century. Marks: Inscribed Artist's Signature.