Black-glazed bowl

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Maker

(ceramicist)
1866-1934
(maker)

Title

Black-glazed bowl

Date of Production

(circa) 1916

Medium

Black-glazed earthenware

Dimensions

Height: 5.2 cm
Diameter: 16.8 cm

Object Number

O.1935.RF.171

Mode of Acquisition

Roger Fry Trustees, gift, 1935

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

The shape of this small bowl stems from Fry’s interest in China, as its form echoes Song dynasty teabowls. Song ceramics also inspired Fry’s monochrome black, blue and turquoise glazes, shown nearby. In a letter to his daughter discussing this black bowl, Fry delights in his technical progress made through his apprenticeship at Carter & Co.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : incised : on base : Omega symbol within a square :

Provenance

Gift of the Roger Fry Trustees, 1935

Exhibition History

Post-Impressionist Living: The Omega Workshops, The Wolfson Gallery, Charleston, East Sussex, 14/09/2019-19/01/2020
Special Display - Bloomsbury Art & Design, Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/06/2009-20/09/2009
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Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000
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Literature

Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009
cat. no. 49
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 213 (exhibited)

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