Stoneware Small Beaker or Teacup with Dark Brown Glaze

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Stoneware Small Beaker or Teacup with Dark Brown 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

DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 84 × 86mm
Base (Diameter): 50mm

AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS095708.107

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About MeThis stoneware small beaker or teacup has a slightly flared body and is glazed in a greenish speckled ash glaze and a red-brown iron glaze known as tenmoku. The zig-zag decoration is created by slip trailing white Nuka glaze. 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.