French Yellow Glazed Tian, 20th Century yellow glaze with subtle tonal variation visible

with subtle tonal variation visible within the architectural details

antique French linens

modern color choices gives the portrait both gravitas and vibrancy

14” high

French Yellow Glazed Tian, 20th Century yellow glaze with subtle tonal variation visibleWheel thrown terracotta tian, the shallow flaring bowl form used across Provence for mixing, salting, and serving. Two pinched lug handles applied at the rim, with a pulled pouring lip opposite. The interior and rim carry a honey yellow lead glaze that stops partway down the outside and runs in thick drips over the bare clay. Look at the drip edges and you can see a white line between the yellow and the red body. That's a slip, a thin coat of pale