French Yellow Glazed Tian, 20th Century yellow glaze Student of Jansen and Vasseur

Student of Jansen and Vasseur

a thin coat of pale clay brushed on before glazing

antique French linens

and the distinctive beak-like spout

modern color choices gives the portrait both gravitas and vibrancy

French Yellow Glazed Tian, 20th Century yellow glaze Student of Jansen and VasseurWheel thrown terracotta tian, the shallow flaring bowl form used across Provence for mixing, salting, and serving. Two pinched lug handles applied at the rim, with a pulled pouring lip opposite. The interior and rim carry a honey yellow lead glaze that stops partway down the outside and runs in thick drips over the bare clay. Look at the drip edges and you can see a white line between the yellow and the red body. That's a slip, a thin coat of pale