New Zealand / Australia, late 20th century
Raku-fired stoneware
12 x 15 cm (H x W)
Every KOBK object is one of one and carries its age honestly. Expect marks, wear and patina as part of the piece; any specific fault is noted above. Where an object is photographed on a stand, the stand is included.
Notes
A wine jug, but not a polite one. The body sits low and broad, the neck rises fast, and the handle feels pulled for grip rather than ceremony. The real draw is the firing. Raku pulls the pot from the kiln while still glowing and cools it fast, often in smoke, so the surface is partly the maker's doing and partly the fire's: here, sand, olive and smoke move across it in a way that makes the jug look weathered before it has even been used.
Functional form, fire-led surface, and no interest in tidying the thing up.