1980s 1981 Harding Black Stoneware Bowl Violet Plum Turquoise Crystalline Glaze

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A large, dramatic stoneware bowl by Harding Black (1912–2004) of San Antonio, Texas — widely regarded as the most celebrated … Read more A large, dramatic stoneware bowl by Harding Black (1912–2004) of San Antonio, Texas — widely regarded as the most celebrated Texas ceramist of his time. Black taught ceramics at the Witte Museum and spent decades researching and recreating historic Chinese glazes, oil spot and crackle among them. His personal collection and archives are now housed at Baylor University, and PBS profiled him in the documentary "Harding Black: An American Treasure."

This free-form, irregular triangular bowl is incised on the underside "Harding Black 1981." The interior carries a rich, flowing glaze — deep violet and plum breaking into turquoise, with a copper-red crystalline pool at the center — over a speckled tan stoneware body left unglazed on the outside.

A substantial, one-of-a-kind piece: about 12.5 inches at the widest point and 15 pounds before packaging. It will be packed with great care. See less