Chromatic Strata Vase, Tall

Standing sixteen inches tall, the Chromatic Strata Vase by John Richard commands a surface with the quiet authority of a well-placed sculpture. Its porcelain body is finished in a hand-painted glaze that moves across the form in layered bands of color, each stratum distinct yet dissolving into the next with the organic logic of sediment or watercolor. The breadth of its volume — nearly ten inches across — lends it a grounded, architectural presence that suits a console, a library shelf, or any interior that prizes the handmade object alongside the considered one.