Sculptural Large Brown Pottery Pitcher with Long Neck Japanese fan There is a thin line

There is a thin line near the top edge of the canvas that I believe is a dirt stain

glossy surface that turns black on exposure to air

It's a great object to hold and use

Reflecting the specific skills and styles of their individual makers

what seem to me just perfect proportions

Sculptural Large Brown Pottery Pitcher with Long Neck Japanese fan There is a thin lineI am pretty compelled by this large and heavy studio pottery vessel, which I'd call a pitcher, though certainly an unusual one. I find its form, unfolding across 360 degrees, super evocative, reminding me at once of a horse (and the sculptures of Marino Marini, especially) and a gasoline can! Salt fired I believe (which yielded a few shiny areas), it seems to nod to old salt glazed jugs, and also calls sewer tile sculpture to mind. I think it could