Porcelain Small Pourer with Tenmoku Splash
MakerMade by
Chris Keenan
(born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2005-2007
Object NamePourer
MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 97 × 71mm
Rim (Width to lip x Diameter): 54 × 49mm
Rim (Width to lip x Diameter): 54 × 49mm
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 numberABDMS095708.148
About MePorcelain small pourer, or handle-less jug, of conical shape with a 'beaked' lip.
It is glazed inside and out with a pale blue-ish green celadon glaze becoming almost white around the rim. The sides are decorated with two pale olive green tenmoku splashes, possibly applied by the potter's thumb, on either side of the body.
Chris Keenan frequently works with celadon and tenmoku glazes in combination to create contrasting colours or to enhance the shape. He also applies tenmoku to add pattern and subtle decoration as seen in this example.
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 glaze originating in East Asia and is usually a treacle-brown or lustrous black colour.
