The Barlow Collection
A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).
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Greenware lobed ewer and lid with floral decoration
- loan
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Literature notes
The ewer copies a Koryŏ dynasty (AD 918-1392) celadon piece, but the potting is clumsy, the glaze colour too intense, and the dark slip inlay has the wrong colour.
The ovoid ewer has ten-lobed sides with a broad shallow footring, a flat top with raised rim and a domed, slightly ten-lobed cover with a cylindrical section to hold it in place and a twisted loop as knob. The curved spout and handle are both fairly thick, the latter has a thick loop which ends in a tiny curl. The piece is inlaid with a lotus spray on each lobe with white blooms and buds and dark green stems and foliage, enclosed between petal borders with stamped rings at the shoulder and foot, which are also repeated on the cover, also inlaid in white and dark green. The glaze is of intense olive-green tone, forming bubbles where it adheres in a thicker layer, around rim and base. The base is glazed, the footring unglazed, showing a brown-burnt body, with three large rough patches from firing supports. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1910 - 1968
- Material and technique
- stoneware, with inlaid slip and stamped decoration under a green glaze
- Dimensions
- with lid 19.3 x 23 x 13.2 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.157
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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. C134
Glossary (3)
glaze, 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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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 ewer copies a Koryŏ dynasty (AD 918-1392) celadon piece, but the potting is clumsy, the glaze colour too intense, and the dark slip inlay has the wrong colour.
The ovoid ewer has ten-lobed sides with a broad shallow footring, a flat top with raised rim and a domed, slightly ten-lobed cover with a cylindrical section to hold it in place and a twisted loop as knob. The curved spout and handle are both fairly thick, the latter has a thick loop which ends in a tiny curl. The piece is inlaid with a lotus spray on each lobe with white blooms and buds and dark green stems and foliage, enclosed between petal borders with stamped rings at the shoulder and foot, which are also repeated on the cover, also inlaid in white and dark green. The glaze is of intense olive-green tone, forming bubbles where it adheres in a thicker layer, around rim and base. The base is glazed, the footring unglazed, showing a brown-burnt body, with three large rough patches from firing supports.
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