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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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White ware ewer and lid with floral decoration

  • loan
  • Literature notes

    The piece vaguely follows the style of qingbai vessels of the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279), but does not copy it closely.

    The ewer is of pear shape, constricted in the middle to form two bulges, and rests on a straight foot. The straight neck is hidden under a tall cover with a dragon-like creature as knob. The slender curved spout has attached knobs, vaguely suggesting the eyes, beak and crest of a creature, and the flat handle has three grooves and a curled-up end. The piece is decorated in slip relief with a key-fret border on the cover, a curly scroll on the upper part of the body and a lotus scroll on the lower part. The somewhat opaque green-tinged glaze leaves the inside of the cover, the neck, base and inside of the foot exposed in the beige biscuit.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    1911 - 1940
    Material and technique
    porcelain, thrown, with slip decoration under a bluish-white glaze (qingbai ware); dragon hand-modelled and luted to the lid with slip
    Dimensions
    11.7 x 12 x 8.2 cm (height x width x depth)
    at foot 4.4 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    containervessel ewer,
    No. of items
    2
    Credit line
    Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
    Accession no.
    LI1301.251
  • 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. C242

Glossary (4)

glaze, luted, porcelain, slip

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • slip

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

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The piece vaguely follows the style of qingbai vessels of the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279), but does not copy it closely.

    The ewer is of pear shape, constricted in the middle to form two bulges, and rests on a straight foot. The straight neck is hidden under a tall cover with a dragon-like creature as knob. The slender curved spout has attached knobs, vaguely suggesting the eyes, beak and crest of a creature, and the flat handle has three grooves and a curled-up end. The piece is decorated in slip relief with a key-fret border on the cover, a curly scroll on the upper part of the body and a lotus scroll on the lower part. The somewhat opaque green-tinged glaze leaves the inside of the cover, the neck, base and inside of the foot exposed in the beige biscuit.
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