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fake oxidation, fake porcelain

updated thu 11 sep 03

 

Diana Pancioli on wed 10 sep 03


The attempt to make oxidation fired pieces look like reduction
made me think about early "maiolica" in Persia (about the 9th century).
The lead-tin glaze they used
with pigments painted on top
was their attempt to simulate porcelain and
led to an entirely new glaze tradition
that spread all over the world.

Diana