Persian Qajar Antique Pottery Vase with Flowers and Banded Patterns sweetgrass and ash splint Everything about this hand thrown

Everything about this hand thrown stoneware bowl is

it seems to nod to old salt glazed jugs

embodies a sense of well being

particularly around the lip

I think it is both wonderfully specific and transcendentally good

Persian Qajar Antique Pottery Vase with Flowers and Banded Patterns sweetgrass and ash splint Everything about this hand thrownI really love the colors on Persian Qajar era pottery super lush, immediately recognizable, and I think all the better for the crazing and other imperfections they've invariably acquired over the past century and a half or so. This one, mid 1800s I believe, is more understated than many, with a thick, (once) clear glaze over most of the body, decorated with flowers and leaves around the middle and then great striped and triangle patterns around the