Porcelain Small Footed Bowl
MakerMade by
Chris Keenan
(born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2002
Object NameBowl
MediumLimoges porcelain and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 45 × 102mm
Base (Diameter of foot rim): 28mm
Base (Diameter of foot rim): 28mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Chris Keenan
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.115
About MeThis porcelain small footed bowl is glazed all over in a pale greenish-blue celadon glaze. It is decorated with a meandering squiggle and dot trail of tenmoku glaze around the outside. Chris Keenan works with celadon and tenmoku glazes in combination to create contrasting colours or to enhance a piece with subtle decoration.
Celadon is a type of glaze which originated in China. It is frequently found in shades of pale green, however colours can range from pale pearl blue to dark olive green depending on the quantity of iron oxide added to the glaze before it is fired.
Tenmoku glaze is generally treacle-brown or lustrous black in colour.
