"In the old days," ultramarine blue was amongst the rarest—and costliest—of pigments. It was made of ground lapis lazuli, carefully mined in Afghanistan and hand-carried all the way to Europe. Even the name, "ultramarine," implies exoticism: "from across the sea." Today, ultramarine blue is not as difficult to procure—and, thus, a lot cheaper. But it is every bit as beautiful as it ever was.
This vase, made by Ruscha, was glazed by master ceramicist Otto Gerharz. Click on the photo above to learn more about it.
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