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A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).

The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

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White ware octagonal dishfront

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  • White ware octagonal dish (oblique)
  • White ware octagonal dish (oblique)
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White ware octagonal dish

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  • Literature notes

    The octagonal dish may have been thrown on the wheel and then moulded, the inside is stepped with an octagonal centre, low everted sides and a flat rim with raised lip, the outside has a circular base and octagonal sides with eight radiating raised ribs. The piece is very light in weight, the whitish glaze is degraded and leaves only the rim free, as the piece was fired upside down, standing on the rim. The piece is undecorated.

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    Associated place
    Asia › China (south) (place of creation)
    Date
    13th century (1201 - 1300)
    Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
    Material and technique
    porcelain, thrown, with bluish-white glaze (qingbai ware)
    Dimensions
    1.1 x 15.7 x 15.7 cm (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › ceramic › porcelain
    Technique index
    thrown,
    formed › moulded,
    moulded,
    glazed,
    covered › coated › glazed
    Object type index
    container › vessel › dish
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
    Accession no.
    LI1301.332

  • 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. C331

Glossary (2)

glaze, porcelain

  • glaze

    Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.

  • porcelain

    Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.

Location

    • currently in research collection

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The octagonal dish may have been thrown on the wheel and then moulded, the inside is stepped with an octagonal centre, low everted sides and a flat rim with raised lip, the outside has a circular base and octagonal sides with eight radiating raised ribs. The piece is very light in weight, the whitish glaze is degraded and leaves only the rim free, as the piece was fired upside down, standing on the rim. The piece is undecorated.
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