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Porcelain Medium Footed Bowl with Celadon Glaze
Porcelain Medium Footed Bowl with Celadon Glaze
Porcelain Medium Footed Bowl with Celadon Glaze

Porcelain Medium Footed Bowl with Celadon Glaze

Maker (born 1960)
Student (Nottingham, England, born 1964)
Collector (London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2008
Object NameBowl
MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 91 × 191mm
Base (Diameter of foot ring): 43mm
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 numberABDMS095708.120
About MePorcelain flared bowl standing on a narrow cylindrical foot. It is glazed all over in a pale greenish-blue celadon glaze fading to almost white at the rim. Greenish-brown tenmoku dots create an irregular meadering pattern around the exterior.

Chris Keenan frequently works with a combination of celadon and tenmoku glazes, with tenmoku applied to enhance the shape or, as in this example, to create a subtle pattern.

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.