Jalisco Ceramics Ancient

Ceramics began to be produced about 3 500 years ago for both utilitarian and ceremonial purposes.

Jalisco ceramics ancient.

Its narrow dusty streets lined with unadorned buildings give tonalá a rather unpolished look as compared with neighboring tlaquepaque or guadalajara s downtown. Antique pottery face vase tall neck smiling grinning man. For similar items please click the above link to my e bay store. A t taller paco padilla a ceramics workshop in tlaquepaque just outside of guadalajara a weathered man and longtime employee named don alfonso sits at the potter s wheel.

Finely modeled with great animation. Condition is very good. Mexican vintage pottery and ceramics a beautiful pottery burnished charger decorated with lovely protea flowers native to this area of jalisco all done in beautiful colors tonala or san pedro tlaquepaque c. Ancient pre columbian ojuelos de jalisco alien double warrior sword fine carving.

Both figures are red slipped with white painted details and elongated heads with headbands. Ancient pre columbian nayarit jalisco pottery female figure with traces of slip decoration. 9 x 6. The western mexico shaft tomb tradition refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western mexican states of jalisco nayarit and to a lesser extent colima to its south roughly dating to the period between 300 bce and 400 ce although there is not wide agreement on this end date.

Normal marks scratches. As photographed one piece missing from belly area. A choice jalisco standing matched pair from ancient west mexico c 100 bc 250 ad. Ancient pre columbian ojuelos de jalisco alien mask tool carving.

Ceramics of jalisco mexico has a history that extends far back in the pre hispanic period but modern production is the result of techniques introduced by the spanish during the colonial period and the introduction of high fire production in the 1950s and 1960s by jorge wilmot and ken edwards. In jalisco young creatives are getting hands on with tradition. Today various types of traditional ceramics such as bruñido canelo and petatillo are still made along with high fire types like stoneware with traditional and nontraditional decorative motifs. A brief view of jalisco ceramics for me tonalá has always seemed like a magical sort of place like something that one would only stumble upon in the make believe world of fiction.

With their high design handcrafted pieces these artisans are reimagining a legacy. Both figures are red slipped with white painted details and elongated heads with headbands. The wonderful colors and the lovely flowers make this a very special piece.