Pot

Beginning at the dark opening of the pot, a thick glaze dyed cobalt blue runs over the round vessel; the drops of glaze create an irregular, arching ornament on the unglazed ceramic, which remains visible in the lower part of the vessel. The vessel shape, color of the glaze, and technical execution—the glaze drops are “contrived” by consistency and firing—form a perfect unity. This pot is one of the earliest examples of the sole use of cobalt blue for the glaze. East Asian ceramics like this were models for the development of European studio ceramics as of the late 19th century.