Hopi Small Polychrome Jar [SOLD]

Large pottery vessels always elicit favorable comments and admiration because of their scale.  Equally, small vessels receive favorable comments because of their diminutive scale.  

This small Hopi vessel contains all the magnificence of its larger brethren.  It has a rounded bottom that expands outward to mid-body, then upward and inward-sloping to a short, raised neck.  The design is restricted to the upper shoulder and is framed on its upper and lower ends with wide framing lines.  The five red triangles evoke a feeling of a star when viewed looking down from the top.

This is certainly a Hopi jewel of the first half of the 20^th century.  It is not signed with the name of the artisan.

Condition: very good condition with minor abrasion to the painted surface

Provenance: this Hopi Small Polychrome Jar is from the collection of a gentleman from Alexandria, Virginia

Recommended Reading: Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art Edwin L. Wade and Allan Cooke