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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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Black ware bowl

  • loan
  • Literature notes

    The bowl is vaguely reminiscent of Song dynasty (AD 960–1279) tea bowls, but the material is much finer and the glaze much glossier.

    The bowl is extremely heavily potted, with curved conical sides, a groove below the flared rim, and a straight, nearly solid foot with a well-cut low footring. The inside and outside are covered with a glossy, even, smooth brownish-black glaze, which ends above the foot and leaves the lowest part, foot and base exposed in the biscuit. The biscuit has fired a light brownish-yellow tone and was covered with a dark brown coating which has partly flaked off. The rim is bound in copper.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    1911 - 1938
    Material and technique
    porcelain, thrown, with black and brown iron glazes; copper rim
    Dimensions
    9.3 cm (height)
    20.7 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.
    LI1301.236
  • 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. C224

Glossary

porcelain

  • 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.

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The bowl is vaguely reminiscent of Song dynasty (AD 960–1279) tea bowls, but the material is much finer and the glaze much glossier.

    The bowl is extremely heavily potted, with curved conical sides, a groove below the flared rim, and a straight, nearly solid foot with a well-cut low footring. The inside and outside are covered with a glossy, even, smooth brownish-black glaze, which ends above the foot and leaves the lowest part, foot and base exposed in the biscuit. The biscuit has fired a light brownish-yellow tone and was covered with a dark brown coating which has partly flaked off. The rim is bound in copper.
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