Artisanal Cerulean Blue Glazed Ceramic Bowl

This is an artisanal ceramic bowl, likely earthenware, featuring a distinctive wide, shallow basin profile with a flared rim. The interior is finished in a mottled cerulean or sky blue glaze that exhibits heavy textural brushwork, suggesting a hand-painted application technique. Over the blue glaze, traces of a white or cream slip or glaze appear in a gestural, swirled pattern, creating a rustic and expressive appearance. The exterior rim reveals the natural, light-colored clay body with significant textural irregularities. Condition-wise, the bowl shows prominent signs of age and use, including visible flea bites and chipping along the top edge of the rim where the glaze has worn away to expose the underlying ceramic. There is an organic, uneven quality to the glaze distribution, which may be intentional to provide a weathered, 'Firenze' style aesthetic consistent with mid-to-late 20th-century Italian pottery. No makers' marks are visible in this view, but the craftsmanship level suggests a studio-made or small-batch production piece rather than a mass-manufactured item. The surface displays a matte to satin finish with some light surface scuffing throughout.