Potterij Zaalberg - Cup or vase

Meindert Zaalberg Cup and/or vase Height 13 cm Width at the top 9 cm Width at the bottom 5.5 cm Signed 1955 Cool copy 500 grams
In 1937 the pottery was transferred to Meindert Zaalberg (1907-1989). Meindert's unique pieces are simple, subtly glazed (pure harmony) forms. On his 80th birthday in 1987 the Princessehof Museum wrote: "Harmony, love of nature, respect for fellow human beings and a deeply felt reverence for the Creator form the soul of Meindert Zaalberg's work."
Meindert went in search of the sources of pure form and structure by studying museum collections, in which he was particularly attracted by old Chinese and Japanese ceramics. He made his first study trip, to London, at the age of eighteen, after which he made it a habit until old age to get to know ceramic traditions up close all over the world. In the period 1955-1965 there is a great demand for serene earthenware that can feed the rage of Ikebana flower arranging. Zaalberg's Japanese-looking vases and jugs are particularly suitable for the minimal arrangement of two branches and a flower.