Porcelain Vase or Bud Pot with Tenmoku
MakerMade by
Chris Keenan
(born 1960)
StudentTaught by
Edmund de Waal
(Nottingham, England, born 1964)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Dateearly 21st Century
Object NameVase
MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and tenmoku
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter of Base): 130 × 49mm
Rim (Width max): 36mm
Rim (Width max): 36mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.244
About MeThis porcelain slim bud pot is formed by altering the clay to create a more oval shape at the rim, before the piece is fired in the kiln.The outside is glazed in a greeny-brown mottled tenmoku glaze with a pale blue-green celadon interior.
Chris Keenan has chosen his favoured combination of tenmoku and celadon glazes for this beaker to create contrasting colours.
Tenmoku is a Japanese term for a type of glaze which is usually a lustrous black or 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.
