Stoneware Teacup or Beaker with Ash Glaze
MakerMade by
Edward Hughes
(1953 - 2006)
StudentTaught by
Ray Finch
(London, England, 1914 - 2012)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 1997
Object NameCup
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsRim (Diameter): 91mm
Overall (Height): 89mm
Base (Diameter): 44mm
Overall (Height): 89mm
Base (Diameter): 44mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© the copyright holder
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.106
About MeThis stoneware small beaker or teacup has a flared body. It is covered in a greenish ash glaze and slip trailed Nuka forming a zig-zag pattern around the body. Nuka is a traditional Japanese glaze combining wood ash, rice husk ash and flint to give a glassy effect.
Edward Hughes was inspired by the work of Bernanrd Leach and the philosophy of pottery-making in Japan and China. He spent spent six months learning Japanese then 18 months studying at Kyoto City University of Arts, which led to his first one-man exhibtion. He decided to stay in Japan, setting up his own pottery where he combined high temperature reduction firing with traditional slip-ware decoration. Hughes returned to England in 1984, establishing a pottery studio in Cumbria.
