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Antique Grottaglie Confit Pot

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€181.95

南イタリア、プーリア州グロッターリエの食糧保存容器。

オリーブや豆類、塩漬け・オイル漬けにした魚や野菜などを保存するために用いられ、当時の食文化と人々の暮らしを支える上で欠かせない存在でした。

現代でも、台所まわりの道具としてはもちろん、マッセリアやホテルの白い壁面や棚周りに、オブジェとして取り入れられている姿をよく目にします。

また、民家の軒先やバルコニーで、植木鉢として再利用されているものに出会うことも少なくありません。

時代を超えてなお、プーリアの暮らしと空間に深く息づいている古陶です。

 

Size
φ10.5 × H14.5 × W17.5 cm
Country
Italy
Estimated age
1800年代後半 ~ 1900年代前半
No.
AN-8060

Robba Bianca

"Robba bianca," meaning "white things" in Italian, is a significant category in the ceramic history of Grottaglie, Puglia, in Southern Italy. It symbolizes the technological maturity and refinement of lifestyle culture since the late 16th century.

Its foundation lies in a production system connected to the Majolica technique, which involves applying an opaque white glaze containing tin oxide (tin-glaze) and completing the piece through two firings. However, unlike the ornate Majolica known for its painted decorations, Robba Bianca suppresses decorativeness, positioning itself as a regional and practical evolution that finds value in the form of the vessel itself and the texture of the white glaze.

The beauty of this style lies in the contrast between the strong red earth (terra rossa) nurtured by the Puglia land and the soft white glaze that embraces it. The warmth of the clay faintly perceived beneath the glaze layer, or the reddish-brown clay body that peeks through the rim and foot after years of use, quietly tells the story of this land's unique expression of white.

About Robba Bianca

LOCATION

Grottaglie, Puglia / Italy

Grottaglie, Puglia

Origin

The small town of Grottaglie in the Puglia region has long been known as the "Town of Ceramics." While pottery centers across Italy moved toward ornate Majolica ware, this town continued to produce honest, everyday pottery rooted in daily life, without following trends. Among these, the "Robba Bianca" vessels coated with white glaze and jars for storing grain and oil are iconic symbols of Grottaglie. Within their simple, understated appearance lies the inevitable beauty born from function and the strength of the earth. These forms, passed down through generations, blend seamlessly into modern spaces, supporting daily life with their quiet presence.

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