Porcelain Ribbed Pocket with Side Tear
MakerMade by
Carina Ciscato
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, born 1970)
StudentTaught by
Marietta Cremer
StudentTaught by
Lucia Ramenzoni
AssisterAssisted
Julian Stair
(Bristol, born 1955)
AssisterAssisted
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2007-2008
Object NameVessel
Mediumporcelain and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 130 x 228 x 78 mm,
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Carina Ciscato
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.476
About MeThis porcelain elliptical vessel is described by the potter, Carina Ciscato, as a 'pocket'. The vessel was initially wheel-thrown then altered while the clay was still malleable. She has cut grooved channels on both vertical edges with one torn at the rim and the clay pushed back to create a frayed appearance. It is glazed in a pale blue-white celadon glaze which Ciscato has wiped along the rim and vertical edges to highlight the shape.Celadon glaze originated in ancient China and has been used by European potters since the 1300s. It is frequently found in shades of pale blue and green however darker colours can be achieved through adding a greater quantity of iron oxide to the glaze before it is fired.
Ciscato is a Brazilian potter from Sao Paulo now based in south London. Her thrown vessels are frequently altered and re-assembled, creating distorted, yet fluid, pieces.
