Porcelain Small Globular Vase 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)
Date2003-2004
Object NameVase
MediumLimoges porcelain, tenmoku, celadon and ilmenite
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 89 × 74mm
Rim (Diameter): 20mm
Base (Diameter): 30mm
Rim (Diameter): 20mm
Base (Diameter): 30mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.241
About MePorcelain small globular vase with short neck. It is glazed in a dark brown tenmoku glaze with a thin reddish-brown line around the rim.The vase is decorated with four splashes of irridescent rust brown ilmenite, spaced evenly around the body to create a repeating pattern. The ilmenite has been applied over the tenmoku with the potter's thumb and pulled down to create a splash.
Ilmenite is a titanium iron-oxide mineral which creates an irridescent brown glaze when fired in a reduction kiln.
Tenmoku is a Japanese term for a type of glaze which originated in East Asia. It is usually a lustrous black or as in this example, a dark treacle-brown.
