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Linkasink's Sang de Boeuf vessel sink captures the
rich oxblood color found in the inspiration pieces in the Smithsonian.
The sink is hand-thrown by artisans in China who have perfected
the art of porcelain carving and glazing over many centuries.
This sink was inspired by the sang de boeuf glazed
ceramics in housed in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum
of American History's Division of Ceramics and Glass. Sang de
boeuf, French for "oxblood", is a glossy, rich, blood-red
glaze first developed by the Chinese. The characteristic color
is typically obtained by incorporating copper into the glaze recipe.
European and American potters eventually perfected the technique
of obtaining this color in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The white rim of this piece echoes the Chinese style of this type
of pottery.
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