Original John Park (American, 20th C.) Mid-Century Studio Pottery Stoneware Flat Geometric Vase

Original John Park Studio Pottery Stoneware Flat Geometric Vase: An exceptional and highly sculptural mid-20th-century modern studio pottery stoneware vase hand-built by the acclaimed American ceramic artist John Park. This artisan-crafted piece exhibits a striking asymmetric, flattened and faceted flask form, showcasing a masterfully pooled multi-tonal glaze—featuring a semi-matte sage green and mineral slate-blue slip reacting over an earthy, mustard-yellow underglaze base. The highly textured pictorial walls feature organic sgraffito details, localized kiln-cratering, and unique glaze crawling effects, all tapering beautifully into an oval rim collar. The unglazed stoneware underside is distinctly incised with his authentic, fluid cursive artist's signature reading "Park". Height: 15 in. Width: 13.5 in. Thickness: 4 in .

Condition
The studio pottery vase is in excellent, studio-pristine vintage condition, with the heavy-gauge stoneware body completely free of modern cracks, structural breaks, large missing chips, or post-market restorations. All dynamic surface variations—including localized glaze crawling, minute firing pinholes, and coarse sand flecks—are entirely organic to the artist's original rustic firing process and techniques. The oval mouth rim and flat base corners show honest, negligible display wear and light shelf scuffs, preserving its pristine historical integrity.