Blue Bowl with Chun Glaze
MakerMade by
Rupert Spira
(London, born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Michael Cardew
(Wimbledon, London, England, 1901 - 1983)
StudentTaught by
Henry Hammond
(1914 - 1989)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date1997
Object NameBowl
Mediumstoneware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 52 × 143mm
Base (Diameter): 42mm
Base (Diameter): 42mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Rupert Spira
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.154
About MeThis stoneware circular bowl has blue Chun glaze in the centre fading to pale green and pale yellow towards the rim.
Chun glaze originated in China and is an opalescent bluish glaze similar to celadon.
Rupert Spira trained with Michael Cardew at Wenford Bridge before setting up his first pottery in Hampshire. In 1996 he established a new pottery in Shropshire and gained a reputation for throwing elegant, restrained, stoneware pieces decorated with oriental glazes.
