Stoneware Small Bowl with Orange Shino Glaze and Wood Ash Glaze
MakerMade by
Svend Bayer
(Uganda, born 1946)
StudentTaught by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1999
Object NameBowl
Mediumstoneware, shino glaze with ash deposit
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 62 × 142mm
Base (Diameter): 60mm
Base (Diameter): 60mm
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 numberABDMS095708.155
About MeThis stoneware small bowl has a Japanese shino glaze. Shino is a traditional glaze originally developed in 16th century Japan. Colours range from a milky white to orange, as evident in this example. The charcoal grey spotting in the centre is known as "carbon trap" where carbon (soot) is trapped in the glaze during the firing process.
Svend Bayer was an apprentice at Michael Cardew's Wenford Bridge Pottery before travelling widely throughout Japan, Korea and South East Asia, studying wood-fired kilns. In 1975 he established his own pottery at Sheepwash in Devon, making wood-fired stoneware, incorporating local clays.
