VINTAGE DONA ROSA COYOTEPEC OAXACA MEXICO SIGNED VASE POTTERY

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A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A POTTERY VASE MADE BY ROSA REAL MATEO DE NIETO OR DONA ROSA. DONA WAS A FAMOUS MEXICAN ARTISAN FROM SAN BARTOLO COYOTEPEC, OAXACA MEXICO. SHE WAS NOTED FOR INVENTING A TECHNIQUE TO MAKE HER WORK BARRO NEGRO, BLACK AND SHINY AFTER FIRING. THIS TECHNIQUE WAS PERFECTED IN THE 1950'S.
DONA PASSED AWAY IN 1980 BUT HER TRADITION IS BEING CARRIED ON BY HER DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN. HER WORKSHOP STILL EXISTS IN HER FAMILY HOME.
A SIMILAR EXAMPLE IS BEING SOLD ON EBAY FOR .99.
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