Porcelain Teapot 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)
Date2000-2003
Object NameTeapot
MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and reeds
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: (Height x Width x Diameter of Footring) 170 × 138 × 86mm
Rim (Diameter): 45mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 35 × 40mm
Rim (Diameter): 45mm
Cover (Height x Diameter): 35 × 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 numberABDMS095708.186
About MeThis porcelain cylindrical teapot and circular cover is decorated all over with extrusions formed by the potter pushing small sections of clay outwards to create texture.The tall handle is created from several twisted reeds which are bound together and tied off above the loops.
The shape of the teapot is inspired by East Asian forms and Chris Keenan has chosen a tenmoku glaze, also originating from East Asia, to enhance the elegantly simple shape. Both the teapot and its cover are glazed in a chocolate brown tenmoku glaze which fades to very light brown on rim edges and tops of the clay extrusions.
