Twenty-two vase and bowl shapes were illustrated designed by Edward Taylor and they form the basis for the production of the 1900-1904 period. Similar simple but well-proportioned examples are shown in Ruskin’s early ‘Forms in Pottery’ pamphlet where it is stated that they were handmade on the potter’s wheel under Mr. In his 1890 book ‘Elementary Art Teaching’, he considered the question of proportion in relation to pots and as illustration he selected some vase forms, several of which became the basis of shaped introduced by the pottery. There is some evidence that it was Edward Taylor who was responsible for desgining and developing the early shapes. The shapes of Ruskin Pottery are well represented in the series of catalogues and postcards issued over it’s lifestime. Design plate taken from the Elementary Art Teaching by E.R.1927 circa high-fired vase, with moulded decoration.Early shape number 38 (140 in 1905 catalogue), a honeypot.In the 1928-29 period a distinctive scheme of tube-lined foliage in purple enamel on a turquoise souffle ground was new as was a band of moulded small six petal flowers. Applying the design over the glazed vase or scratching the design before glossing were also attempted, but these are rare.Īs part of the new style Howson Taylor began to develop from 1926 some new decorative ideas were tried moulded Tudor roses or Celtic-style knots were attached to vases, tube-lined stems with moulded flowers encircle some larger shapes and on a few vases and bowls incised decoration was tried. One way was to cut out the design in the clay state and then fill it in with glaze. William Howson Taylor tried many ways of working around this problem of ‘design slip’. Orange, yellow and rarer green were all prone to rubbing. The yellow and orange glazes seemed to develop well because the design was put onto a white slip before the colour was applied. There were problems in applying the design to specific coloured glazed backgrounds over firing would cause the design to slip. Decoration on lustres was discontinued in 1921. Few new designs appear until two elaborate schemes were introduced, thistle and flowering grasses, beginning in the 1910-1912 period. Many of the yellow and orange lustres of the period are decorated, most often with the fruiting or trailing vine designs. Most of the souffle designs were not carried forward to the lustre wares which began to appear in 1906. There are many variations on the theme of leaf garlands or interlocking leaves and one design has a circle of such leaves with tall plant stems growing from them bearing small bell-like flowers. Table wares have rims decorated with bands of leaves with small flowers or berries. The standard early vase shape 101 often has a circling band of tall Colts foot stems and other small items, vases, ink pots and scent bottles have designs of water Lily pads, Lily of the Valley, fruiting vine or trailing vine, Wisteria, Devil’s ivy and berried ivy. The firm’s 1905 catalogue stated that when pattern was used it was hand painted and kept subordinate, no attempt being made to be painted realistically, flowers, landscapes or figures. Several of the pieces submitted to the V&A museum in 1901 are decorated. Next week, our blog will go on discussing the name of the vase from Ming to Qing Dynasty.Some of the earliest Ruskin Pottery souffle glazed items have decoration. Garlic mouth vase or Garlic head shaped vase is with a round ball top like a garlic. The large open top makes the porcelain vase can contain more flowers. This Yuan Dynasty style porcelain vase is called Beaker vase or Flaring vase which is very unique shape and it can always attract people’s sight for its shape decides it must be centerpiece vase. (SELLING ITEM NO.:RYTQ16-NEW)Īfter Song Dynasty, the ancient China was taken over by Yuan Dynasty from 1271 to 1368. It is very propitious and auspicious vase. (SELLING ITEM NO.:RYTM41)ĭouble gourd vase means happiness and fortune in China. The name of it is Cong vase or Cong shaped vase. This shape is really rectangular and square. The name of the shape could be called Pear-shaped vase. This plum blossom pattern vase is our hot selling item. The fire dragon is Chinese long lasting popular totem. Above is the Meiping vase, also called plum vase. Today, ancient porcelain blog will introduce the names of some popular vases based on the chronological of the Chinese vases.įrom the first to the fourth vases appear in the period of Song Dynasty from 960AD to 1271. In fact, most of them have their own names according to their special shapes, patterns or designs. Most of us just call them ceramic vase or porcelain vase.
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