Porcelain Bottle with Black 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)
Date2000-2002
Object NameBottle
MediumLimoges porcelain and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter of Base): 130 × 75mm
Rim (Diameter): 25mm
Rim (Diameter): 25mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.246
About MeA porcelain bottle glazed all over in a black tenmoku glaze with iron rust rim. There is a faint wash of celadon across the shoulders and running down the body creating a speckled, cloudy, decoration.Tenmoku is a Japanese term for a glaze originating in East Asia, which usually is lustrous black or treacle-brown in colour. Celadon also originated in East Asia and 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.
