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The Barlow Collection

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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Greenware tripod incense burner with ruyi decoration

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  • Literature notes

    The vessel may have been modelled after a Song dynasty (AD 960–1279) incense burner, but its proportions are not known from that period, the legs are two thin and sharply pointed, and the glaze colour and texture are incorrect.

    The cylindrical vessel has an inward turned rim and rests on three triangular feet with outward curved tips. The piece bears two horizontal incised lines around the centre and the feet are engraved with a ruyi-like motif. The olive-green glaze leaves only the tips of the feet and an uneven patch on the base free, where the reddish-burnt body is visible.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    1911 - 1968
    Material and technique
    stoneware, thrown, with incised decoration under a green glaze; feet possibly hand-modelled and luted to the incense burner with slip
    Dimensions
    8.8 cm (height)
    7.9 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.
    LI1301.199
  • 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. C188

Glossary (4)

glaze, luted, slip, stoneware

  • glaze

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

  • luted

    The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.

  • slip

    A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.

  • stoneware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The vessel may have been modelled after a Song dynasty (AD 960–1279) incense burner, but its proportions are not known from that period, the legs are two thin and sharply pointed, and the glaze colour and texture are incorrect.

    The cylindrical vessel has an inward turned rim and rests on three triangular feet with outward curved tips. The piece bears two horizontal incised lines around the centre and the feet are engraved with a ruyi-like motif. The olive-green glaze leaves only the tips of the feet and an uneven patch on the base free, where the reddish-burnt body is visible.
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