Shape

Dublin, acorn, tomato, and eskimo

Four more Asikyan silhouettes: the flared Dublin, the acorn, the flattened tomato, and the wide eskimo — what changes in the bowl.

Dublin

A Dublin flares toward the rim. The chamber often follows that cone. 238/22 and 232/22 are Dublins in the 2022 archive. They read taller at the top than a billiard and sit differently on the felt. The line is still tight. The stem is still cut to the pipe.

Asikyan Dublin 238/22, Smooth, partially rusticated
Dublin 238/22 · Smooth, partially rusticated

Acorn

An acorn is a rounded bowl that pinches toward the rim, like the nut. Acorn 469/25 is the 2025 example in the cabinet. It is closer to an apple than to a Dublin, but the rim is tighter. If you like a round bowl that does not open as wide as a tomato, this is the comparison to make.

Asikyan Acorn 469/25, Rusticated
Acorn 469/25 · Rusticated

Tomato and eskimo

Tomato 419/24 is flattened, wide, low. Eskimo 274/22 is a wide, often slightly flattened bowl in the Danish taste — a cousin of the tomato and the pot. Both are short in the pocket and broad in the hand. Neither is a ukulele; the ukulele keeps more height in the bowl.

Asikyan Tomato 419/24, Smooth
Tomato 419/24 · Smooth
Asikyan Eskimo 274/22, Art rusticated, partially smooth
Eskimo 274/22 · Art rusticated, partially smooth
Asikyan Dublin 232/22, Smooth
Dublin 232/22 · Smooth