Porcelain Small Footed Bowl with Tenmoku Glaze
MakerMade by
Chris Keenan
(born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 2004
Object NameBowl
Mediumporcelain and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 56 × 115mm
Base (Diameter of foot rim): 30mm
Base (Diameter of foot rim): 30mm
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 numberABDMS095708.131
About MePorcelain small footed bowl covered all over in a dark brown tenmoku glaze with reddish-brown rim. Tenmoku glaze is generally treacle-brown or lustrous black in colour.The bowl is decorated with two splashes of irridescent brown ilmenite, one on the exterior and the other on the inside, both lining up to create a repeating pattern. Ilmenite is a titanium iron-oxide mineral which creates an irridescent brown glaze when fired in a reduction kiln. The glaze appears to have been applied over the tenmoku with the thumb and pulled down to create a splash.
