Artwork
Blidul de formă tronconică este adânc, smălțuit (la interior). Vasul este ornamentat cu motive florale și avimorfe, cu buza înaltă, neornamentat și nesmălțuit la exterior. Cromatică: fond: maro-roșcat (exterior); alb (interior); decor: verde; maro; albastru; negru.

Blidul de formă tronconică este adânc, smălțuit (la interior). Vasul este ornamentat cu motive florale și avimorfe, cu buza înaltă, neornamentat și nesmălțuit la exterior. Cromatică: fond: maro-roșcat (exterior); alb (interior); decor: verde; maro; albastru; negru. is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the ASTRA National Museum Complex. The object is a shallow, circular dish with a high, undecorated rim.
About this work
Overview
The object is a shallow, circular dish with a high, undecorated rim. Its interior is coated in a plain white ground, while the exterior retains the natural reddish‑brown hue of the clay, left unglazed and undecorated.
Subject & Meaning
Within the white interior, a decorative scheme of stylized foliage is presented in vivid green, accompanied by clusters of dark blue and orange blossoms. A small brown bird is perched among the branches, adding a narrative element to the otherwise ornamental composition.
Technique & Style
The painted surface employs flat, saturated pigments without gradation, giving the design a graphic quality. The contrast between the bright interior colors and the earthy, unglazed exterior highlights the vessel’s dual character of functional simplicity and decorative richness.
Context
The piece reflects a tradition of ceramic vessels where the interior serves as a canvas for painted motifs, while the exterior remains plain, emphasizing the contrast between the utilitarian exterior and the ornamental interior common in certain folk‑art ceramic practices.














