Chinese Ceramic Modernist Vessel

Speckled sphere with a pinched little spout, looking pleased to be so round.

This modernist glazed pottery vessel is from China, and dates to the 20th century. Glazed pottery is fired with a glassy coating that makes the clay body less porous and gives the surface its color and sheen. The glaze is a dense olive and mustard speckle, matte and even, over a narrow reddish-brown foot ring. It is 8.5 inches wide, 3.5 deep and 10 high.

Plump, polished and wonderfully free of fuss.