Large Decorative Plate Fish Hand Painted Burnished by Medrano Mexican Folk Art
This is a really Lovely Large Size Decorative Plate / Charger with a couple of Fish and Sea Grass on a Pale Green Color background. This piece is all handmade, hand painted and Burnished in the pottery tradition called. Antonio de Jesús Díaz Medrano. Antonio is a young artist from. Tonalá in Jalisco Mexico, he comes from a long line of ceramic artists. It measures 12 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches deep. He comes from a family of artisans, where he grew up with a taste for preserving family traditions, and like every Tonalteca child the trade, he learned from his parents; María Refugio Medrano Lumus and Roberto Díaz Jarero. Today Antonio represents the 5th generation of artisans, which he represents with great pride.. His family has been dedicated to the craft for generations. “I was born and grew up in mud, ” says Antonio, who at 25 years of age has earned recognition for the artistic quality of his pieces. This plate is a wonderful example of Mexican Folk art and Ceramic traditions from this area of Mexico. This is a newly made piece and is in perfect condition and is signed on the back. This would make a great addition to your Mexican Folk Art collection or a wonderful gift for the lover of Mexican Culture!!