Thomas Bezanson (Brother Thomas)
American ceramicist, born Canada 1929
Vase
Late 20th Century
Porcelain with tenmoku glaze
14 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (36.512 x 11.43 centimeters)
Gift of the Pucker Gallery in honor of Sr. Christine Vladimiroff, 2004.
2004.011.000

Brother Thomas, a renowned ceramist, is strongly influenced by Asian pottery, often adapting traditional Chinese and Japanese methods and materials to his work. The glaze on this hand-thrown vase is called "Tenmoku," a Japanese term for a black and rust-colored iron glaze that originated in China in the T'ang dynasty (618-906).