Porcelain Small Vase with Tenmoku Lines
MakerMade by
Chris Keenan
(born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2008-2010
Object NameVase
MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 118 × 47mm
Rim (Diameter max): 40mm
Rim (Diameter max): 40mm
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 numberABDMS095708.142
About MeThis small porcelain vase has been thrown on the wheel as a cylinder initially and then altered to create an oval shape towards the thin rim. It is glazed all over in a blue-ish green celadon glaze with a exterior decoration of narrow olive green tenmoku horizontal bands.
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. 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. Tenmoku is another type of glaze originating in East Asia and is usually a treacley brown or lustrous black colour.
