Porcelain Squat Vase 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)
Date2010-2011
Object NameVase
MediumLimoges porcelain, tenmoku and celadon
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 81 × 85mm
Rim (Diameter): 29mm
Base (Diameter): 33mm
Rim (Diameter): 29mm
Base (Diameter): 33mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.242
About MePorcelain small squat globular vase with short neck. It is glazed all over in a dark brown, almost black, tenmoku glaze with a thin reddish-brown line around the rim. In this example Chris Keenan has chose to glaze the inside in a pale blue celadon glaze to create starkly contrasting colours. 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.
