Rookwood, Jensen, bird & nude, 1944, 60

Tour-de-force of Jens Jensen's wild style, a vase with flowers, a fish, a strange bird and a nude, all under a clear high glaze. There are very few undecorated areas on the surface, again, typical of Jensen's Scandinavian style. Marks include the Rookwood logo, date, shape number 604 D, incised numbers 8005 and 64, a wheel ground line and the artist's monogram in black slip. Height 7 1/2 inches. Uncrazed. The glaze is a bit cloudy accounting for the seconding mark.