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
Incense burner with three feet
- loan
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Literature notes
The vessel is of broad pear shape, the widest part somewhat angled, and tapers to a waisted neck with flared rim. It is supported on three low bulging feet which originally ended in points which are now broken off. A light greyish-blue glaze covers the piece, fading to a transparent layer at the rim and pooling to a thick intense mottled blue inside. One half of the outside is streaked with grey, probably from misfired copper, and has two faint purplish splashes. The legs were largely left unglazed, revealing a yellowish-brown biscuit, but the glaze has pooled to thick drops on the base and around the legs, so that the piece had to be broken off its firing support, leaving a rough triangular patch on the underside. -
Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Henan province › Jun kilns (place of creation)
- Date
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14th - 15th century (1301 - 1500)
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with opaque blue glaze, and purple copper splash glaze decoration; feet hand-modelled and luted to the incense burner with slip
- Dimensions
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12.5 cm (height)
15 cm (diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.215
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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. C204
Glossary (4)
glaze, luted, slip, stoneware
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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luted
The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
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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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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
The vessel is of broad pear shape, the widest part somewhat angled, and tapers to a waisted neck with flared rim. It is supported on three low bulging feet which originally ended in points which are now broken off. A light greyish-blue glaze covers the piece, fading to a transparent layer at the rim and pooling to a thick intense mottled blue inside. One half of the outside is streaked with grey, probably from misfired copper, and has two faint purplish splashes. The legs were largely left unglazed, revealing a yellowish-brown biscuit, but the glaze has pooled to thick drops on the base and around the legs, so that the piece had to be broken off its firing support, leaving a rough triangular patch on the underside.
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