Porcelain Small Lidded Jar with Celadon and 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)
Date2002-2003
Object NameJar
MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 98 × 56mm
Jar (Height without cover x Diameter of rim): 80 × 42mm
Cover (Height x Diameter (max) of cover): 30 × 40mm
Rim (Diameter of cover rim): 30mm
Jar (Height without cover x Diameter of rim): 80 × 42mm
Cover (Height x Diameter (max) of cover): 30 × 40mm
Rim (Diameter of cover 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 numberABDMS095708.136
About MePorcelain small lidded jar and cover which are both glazed in a pale blue-green celadon with a band of grey-green tenmoku around the outer rim edge of the jar.Chris Keenan frequently works with celadon and tenmoku glazes in combination to create contrasting colours, surface patterns or to enhance the shape of the piece.
Celadon is a type of glaze which originated in China and spread to other parts of East Asia. Iron oxide is added to create shades of pale green and blue and with the addition of a greater amount of iron oxide, in colours as dark as olive green and black.
