Beatrice Wood, Blue Lustre Double Necked Bottle with Braided Decoration, ca. 1969, glazed earthenware, 9 x 5 7⁄8 x 5 7⁄8 in. (22.9 x 15.0 x 15.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dorothy and George Saxe, 1995.78.4
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Blue Lustre Double Necked Bottle with Braided Decoration
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1969
- Location
- Dimensions
- 9 x 5 7⁄8 x 5 7⁄8 in. (22.9 x 15.0 x 15.0 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dorothy and George Saxe
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- glazed earthenware
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1995.78.4
Artwork Description
The spouts of this bottle look like two human figures, holding hands across the round body that separates them. Beatrice Wood included relief sculptures of fish, one of her favorite animals to sculpt, and a lion’s head on the jar, which has been glazed in blue and purple luster. Wood began to decorate the surfaces of her pots with relief sculptures after encountering pots finished in this style during a trip to India in 1962.