The Barlow Collection
A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).
Publications online: 456 objects
Black ware tea bowl with 'hare's fur' glazes
- on display
- loan
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Literature notes
‘Hare’s fur’ bowls, whose black glaze is suffused with fine brown hair-like streaks resembling fur, made in Fujian province in south China (e.g. Barlow collection, [LI1301.268]), were so popular as tea bowls both in China and Japan, that many northern kilns copied them. The northern specimens, like the present piece, differ, however, in material and in potting.
The bowl has steep conical sides, slightly flared towards the rim, and a low broad foot. It is fully glazed in black with overall ‘hare’s fur’ markings, the glaze mutating to brown towards the rim and fading to a transparent layer at the rim itself. The base and footring are unglazed with small accidental drops of glaze on the base, and the glaze has an uneven lighter patch on the outside. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
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11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200)
Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with black and brown iron glazes; unglazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
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6.3 cm (height)
13.6 cm (diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
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container › vessel › drinking-vessel › drinking-bowl › tea-bowl,container › vessel › bowl › drinking-bowl › tea-bowl,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.47
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Further reading
University of Sussex, and Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Barlow Collection, supervised by Regina Krahl, Maurice Howard, and Aiden Leeves (Sussex: University of Sussex, 2006), no. C11
Glossary
stoneware
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
Location
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Ground floor | Room 11 | Chinese Paintings
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Ground floor | Room 11 | Chinese Paintings
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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
‘Hare’s fur’ bowls, whose black glaze is suffused with fine brown hair-like streaks resembling fur, made in Fujian province in south China (e.g. Barlow collection, [LI1301.268]), were so popular as tea bowls both in China and Japan, that many northern kilns copied them. The northern specimens, like the present piece, differ, however, in material and in potting.
The bowl has steep conical sides, slightly flared towards the rim, and a low broad foot. It is fully glazed in black with overall ‘hare’s fur’ markings, the glaze mutating to brown towards the rim and fading to a transparent layer at the rim itself. The base and footring are unglazed with small accidental drops of glaze on the base, and the glaze has an uneven lighter patch on the outside.
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