Photo: Loren Maron
Photo: Loren Maron
Photo: Loren Maron
Photo: Loren Maron

Sake Bottle

USA, 1900
Date acquired:
Materials: N/A
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Rob Barnard | 1949 – Present

Rob Barnard is known as a master of functional wheel-thrown wood-fired stoneware. The iron content of his clay body fires to a rich reddish-brown color. Barnard?s unglazed pottery is fired raw in an anagama (wood-fired kiln) over a period of 3 days and nights. The surface effects and coloration are the direct result of the lengthy firing process.

Barnard?s pre 2004 work is predominantly unglazed; after 2004 a white slip was quickly applied. Barnard reports (August 10, 2017), ?The glaze is a simple limestone glaze applied over white slip which is applied to the same clay body I use for the wood fired work. The white glazed work is fired in an oil kiln.?

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Last updated: April 22, 2026

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