Outlet Moorcroft Prestige Source of the Sun 159/18 – Numbered Moorcroft

Prestige designs are amongst the most sought after pieces to emerge from Moorcroft’s kilns, and have been ever since the first pieces were made over a century ago.  They are often pieces not only prestigious in size, but often with highly intricate, complex and captivating design subject matter.  Due to the very nature of their size, which can be up to almost 70cms in height, it can take many weeks for a single piece to be made from start to finish. Due to the value of these prized prestige vases, please contact us to discuss delivery options

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Moorcroft Prestige Source of the Sun Vase

2024 Special Release

Designer: Paul Hilditch

Numbered Edition

Shape: 159/18

Dimensions: H 45 x W 22.5 x D 22.5 cm

*** Due to the value of these prized prestige vases, please contact us to discuss delivery options

It was Tracy Taylor, doing her Works Manager’s round of the Nile Street decorating department, who found a biscuit-fired, carp pool plaque, but which had lain lost and forgotten on a covered shelf. She gave it to Paul Hilditch who worked his magic and converted an unglazed and abandoned plaque into a prestige vase inspired by the artistry of Japan, whose name literally translated means ‘source of the sun’.

Like so much of the very best Japanese work, Paul’s vase delivers three images at one and the same time. First and foremost, there are the koi carp placed in garden ponds to glisten and sparkle in the sunshine, but eventually symbolising, success, ambition, perseverance and advancement in life. Magnificent storks also grace the vase, just as they adorned the furnishings of the aristocracy and their sliding doors and screens in temples and castles. Their owners suggested that they were symbols of longevity and prosperity and used them to display congratulatory messages.

Such a prestigious work of Japanese inspired art would not be complete without geishas. Paul gives us three ladies, each clothed in gorgeously woven gowns, created from Paul’s vivid imagination. In the background, Mount Fuji soars into the sky with a burning rising sun illuminating the land, its people and wildlife below.

Yet when all of this is said and done, nothing reaches out to the pure heart of this prestigious contribution to the applied arts than the inclusion of white doves of peace carrying swords. This symbolises the end of war and honours those who lost their lives, but Paul also reminds us that in Greek mythology, the dove was a symbol of love. This is a prestige vase with many meanings, each enhancing the complex tubelining and painting that is synonymous with Paul’s unique design style.