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Porcelain Beaker with Sgraffito
Porcelain Beaker with Sgraffito
Porcelain Beaker with Sgraffito

Porcelain Beaker with Sgraffito

Maker (born 1960)
Student (Nottingham, England, born 1964)
Collector (London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2004-2006
Object NameBeaker
MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 119 × 51mm
Rim (Diameter): 73mm
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 numberABDMS095708.126
About MeThis porcelain beaker is glazed all over in a pale greenish-blue celadon glaze fading to almost white around the rim.

It is decorated with a band of a darker olive green-brown tenmoku glaze around the outside, with a pattern of sgraffito vertical lines cut through this glaze before firing.

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