Three Koi on Black, Cuerda Seca Handpainted Tile Set (second, read description)

Three playful koi swim in a dramatic night black pond with silvery sparkles. Lily pads and lily buds surround them and evoke a sense of movement.  Fall leaves are scattered on the water surface. This is a dramatic and striking piece. 

Cuerda seca is a glazing technique that originated in Iran, Spain and Portugal. It involves using substances that act as a resist to glazes flowing together during firing. Usually the resist will have a coloring agent to lend emphasis to the linework. I have chosen not to use a colorant for this set. 

This is a one of a kind design that is completely handpainted with glossy glazes. This tile set measures 24 x 18, consists of four separate tiles that are 1/4 inch thick, and can be used as an art display on a easel or in a shadowbox, or can be placed into an indoor tile installation like a shower or stove nook, wall, or any application you can think of for a custom tile set. 

Note- This is being sold as a second with a slight reduction due to a very small chip on the backside corner of one tile. If this set will be installed in mortar with tiles surrounding it, it will not show at all. If it will be installed where it is viewable from the side, it will show if looked at all the way from the side. In any case it is not visible from the front and does not effect the integrity of this tile set.