Porcelain Small Vessel with Sgraffito Band

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Porcelain Small Vessel with Sgraffito Band

MakerMade by Chris Keenan (born 1960)

StudentTaught by Edmund de Waal (Nottingham, England, born 1964)

CollectorCollected by Sandy Dunbar (London, England, 1929 - 2012)

Datec. 2007

Object NameVessel

MediumLimoges porcelain, celadon and tenmoku

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall (Height x Width Max): 77 × 80mm
Rim (Diameter): 22mm
Base (Diameter): 21mm

AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS095708.226

Keywords

About MePorcelain ovoid vessel with narrow neck and foot which is glazed all over in a pale greeny-blue celadon glaze. It is edged around the rim with a band of a darker green-brown tenmoku glaze with a pattern of sgraffito vertical lines cut through the glaze before firing.

Chris Keenan often works with celadon and tenmoku glazes in combination to create subtle surface patterns as seen in this example.

Celadon is a type of glaze which originated in China. 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. Tenmoku is a Japanese term for another glaze originating in East Asia.