Vase soliflore
Jean-Joseph Carriès French
The earth tones and the natural aesthetic of the freely applied glazed, which drip down the sides of these two vases, reveal a Japanese influence. When Japanese stoneware was exhibited in paris in 1878 it caused a sensation among critics and ceramicists. French art-potters such as Carriès valued the roughness of Japanese pots, a welcome contrast to the machine-like perfection of ceramics being produced in France at the time.
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