Vase - With wild ducks

Ceramics and Glass Collection

Accession Nr.: 5152
Artist/Maker:
Kähler, Herman August (1846 - 1917) / ceramist
Date of production:
ca. 1897
Place of production: Denmark
Inscription: alján bekarcolva: HAK monogram
Materials: gres (stoneware)
Techniques: cast; with metallic lustre glaze
Dimensions:
height: 19,2 cm
maximum width: 14,2 cm
base diameter: 7,8 cm
opening diameter: 5,7 cm
The short, narrow rim supports a body that splays in a double curve, ending in a conically narrowing neck. The shape is in the figure of two ducks joined at the back, with wings spread - the heads of the ducks protrude from the body on the two sides. The spotted, metallic glaze is dark crimson and gray.

Literature

  • Balla Gabriella, Kida Takuya: Japonism and art nouveau. Art Impression Inc., Tokio, 2020. - Nr. 128.
  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 6.6. (Balla Gabriella)