앤티크 그로탈리에 볼
ambiant남이탈리아 벼룩시장에서 구입한 그로탈리에 볼.
두툼한 흙의 질감과 소박한 유약의 결에서 일상생활을 지탱해 온 견실함이 느껴집니다.
식기로도, 탁상 오브제로도 활용하기 좋습니다.
사용하기 편리한 아담한 사이즈입니다.
- Size
- φ21.5 cm
- Country
- 이탈리아
- Origin
- 그로탈리에, 풀리아
- No.
- AN-8087
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.




























