Created in his later years when Picasso became deeply engaged with ceramic arts, this striking round dish showcases his playful mastery of the medium through a boldly rendered white owl set against a vivid red earthenware ground. The owl, a subject Picasso returned to repeatedly in his ceramic work, is rendered with confident engraved lines and painted in black and white, its simplified yet expressive form reflecting his signature approach to figuration. The partial brushed glaze adds a tactile, spontaneous quality to the piece, blurring the boundary between fine art and functional craft.