Description: Honey Sugar Jar "Bear barrel" Gzhel Porcelain figurine Size (approx.) : L 19 cm x W 10 cm x H 19 cm (7 1/2”х 4" х 7 1/2") Enchant your guests with beauty, decorate the table utensils in the technique of "Gzhel". It is made by hand and decorated with the author's paintings. This product will be a wonderful and elegant dress in the interior of the kitchen at any housewife. Eat food from such utensils - a pleasure. They say that even meat and fish become an extraordinary taste and the tea party turns into a traditional Russian tea ceremony. Gzhel seemed absorbed in the beauty of the Russian winter: snow white, the hardness of ice, frost glow pretentiousness frost, blue sky on a clear day. Highly artistic products will bring to your home a special mood and will be an unforgettable gift. Gzhel is a Russian style of ceramics which takes its name from the village of Gzhel and surrounding area, where it has been produced since 1802. About thirty villages located southeast of Moscow produce pottery and ship it throughout Russia. The name Gzhel became associated with pottery in the 14th century. Gzhel pottery was originally created by potters in their homes, however fairly early on these potters started to organize into workshops to increase production. The workshops eventually became a factory with pieces being formed in molds and potters being responsible for separate pieces, a specific style, or decoration. The earliest pieces were created of earthenware. The pottery was painted solid white with distinctive blue designs. Pottery was also produced using a tin based white glaze and colored glaze designs in blue, green, yellow, and brown, rather than just blue on a white background, in a style that is referred to as Maiolica. The body color of earthenware varies depending on the raw materials used, and can range in color from white to brown. It is generally fired at lower temperatures than either stoneware or porcelain, and can remain semi-permeable to water until glazed. In the 1830s, the Gzhel potters developed a faience, or white earthenware, of a quality that rivaled the creamware being produced in England at the time. They followed the development of faience with the acquisition of porcelain. Porcelain is fired to a similar temperature as stoneware, but unlike stoneware it becomes a translucent white and as such is highly desirable. The making of porcelain had been a secret heavily guarded by China with only finished products being exported. When Russia was able to produce their own porcelain, it undercut the high cost of imports from China or Western European producers. Although there have been several periods of disruption in pottery production at Gzhel, quality pottery is once again being produced in both the recognizable blue on white design as well as the more colorful Maiolica ware.
Price: 89 USD
Location: Tarzana, California
End Time: 2024-10-08T01:59:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14.96 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Featured Refinements: Gzhel
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
Culture: Russian
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
