Porcelain Pourer with Tenmoku and Celadon Glazes
MakerMade by
Chris Keenan
(born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Date2000-2001
Object NamePourer
MediumLimoges porcelain, tenmoku and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 97 × 58mm
Base (Diameter): 57mm
Base (Diameter): 57mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.233
About MeSmall porcelain pourer, or handle-less jug, shaped with a very slightly flared body with a small 'beaked' and rolled rim. The outside is glazed in a dark treacle brown tenmoku glaze, with rust iron tenmoku band highlighting the rim. The inside is glazed in a pale blue-green celadon glaze with a band of tenmoku around the inner rim becoming mottled as it merges into the celadon.
Chris Keenan frequently works with a combination of celadon and tenmoku glazes to create contrast.
Tenmoku is a Japanese term for a type of glaze which is usually a lustrous black, or as in this example, a dark treacle-brown. Celadon is another type of glaze originating in the Far East. It is frequently found in shades of pale green, however colours can range from pale pearl blue to dark olive green depending on the quantity of iron oxide added to the glaze before it is fired.
