Vasa - Black Terracotta Circle Vase | Sawaii Pottery

A few stems of something seasonal - dried grass, a palm frond, eucalyptus, placed in the Vase produces a still life that looks effortless. Also works as a pencil holder, a chopstick holder, or a vessel for a single candle.

Works as a standalone statement piece or as part of a larger Mriga vignette alongside the Aranya wall tile or Matsya fish pair. Equally at home in a study, a living room, or an entryway.

Material: Black terracotta (smoke-fired)
Dimensions: 3 in diameter × 5 in height
Finish: Natural smoke-fired black, no paint or dye
Care: Wipe with dry or barely damp cloth.
Ships worldwide from Chennai, India.

The Vasa is wheel-thrown in black terracotta clay, then worked by hand while still soft. The ring motifs are pressed into the surface using a small circular tool - each ring pressed individually, row by row, from top to bottom. Every ring is slightly off-true, which gives the surface its handmade warmth.

The piece is dried slowly to prevent cracking, then smoke-fired in rice husk to produce the deep black finish. The interior is left unglazed and untreated.

Sawai Madhopur district sits at the edge of the Ranthambore forest in eastern Rajasthan, the homeland of one of India's most quietly extraordinary craft traditions. Sawaii potters have worked this black clay for generations, hand-shaping and hand-etching figures that carry the region's mythological imagination: animals, deities, and the creatures that blur the line between the two.