Australia, late 20th century
Hand-built studio ceramic, signed Jan Bell
19 x 17 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 small hand-built vessel that borrows the shape of a basket without trying to copy one too neatly. That slight mismatch, ceramic weight pretending at woven lightness, is exactly what makes it good. Jan Bell's pottery often sits in that useful zone between function and image, where a domestic object is allowed a little narrative. Small, playful, and stronger than it first looks.
