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
Vase in the style of Guan ware
- loan
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Literature notes
The glaze of this piece imitates the crackled guan (‘official’) wares of the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279).
The vase is heavily potted, with slightly tapering sides, narrowing down to the flared rim and with a recessed base with flat footring. A thick, matt off-white glaze with a stained crackle covers the whole piece, leaving the footring in the brown biscuit. The base is thinly covered with glaze. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1911 - 1937
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with white crackled glaze
- Dimensions
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12 cm (height)
9.2 cm (diameter)
at base 4.4 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.
- LI1301.223
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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. C212
Glossary (2)
glaze, 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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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 glaze of this piece imitates the crackled guan (‘official’) wares of the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279).
The vase is heavily potted, with slightly tapering sides, narrowing down to the flared rim and with a recessed base with flat footring. A thick, matt off-white glaze with a stained crackle covers the whole piece, leaving the footring in the brown biscuit. The base is thinly covered with glaze.
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