An upright vessel split into two tones: the upper wall is a pale tan, ashy field scattered with white frost-like speckle and fine sparkle, while the lower body drops to a dark, near-black crust. The rim is torn and uneven, and faint horizontal lines ring the base. A second photo shows the same speckled field wrapping around the back.
Why is it pale on top and dark below? The two photos show a granular, frost-flecked pale zone giving way to a dark lower wall — a two-tone look recorded by appearance, never by glaze, ash or firing. Piece 1869 of 10,000, listed at $18.69.
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