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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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Vase with copper-red glaze

  • loan
  • Literature notes

    The thick red glaze of this vase is often referred to as a sang-de-boeuf glaze.

    The vase has a broad globular body, a wide straight foot, and a tall, slender neck which flares towards the rim. The outside is covered with a thick glaze of intense, rich opaque copper-red colour with slight overall mottling, the inside and base are covered with a green-tinged crackled translucent glaze. The footring is unglazed, the base incised with a six-character Qianlong seal mark.
  • Details

    Associated place
    AsiaChinaJiangxi provinceJingdezhen Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)
    Date
    Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1736 - 1795)
    Associated people
    Qianlong, Emperor of China (ruled 1736 - 1795) (named on object)
    Material and technique
    porcelain, thrown, with copper-red glaze; green glaze on base and inside
    Dimensions
    29 cm (height)
    19.5 cm (diameter)
    at foot 11.5 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.
    LI1301.110
  • 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. C83a

Glossary (2)

glaze, porcelain

  • glaze

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

  • 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 thick red glaze of this vase is often referred to as a sang-de-boeuf glaze.

    The vase has a broad globular body, a wide straight foot, and a tall, slender neck which flares towards the rim. The outside is covered with a thick glaze of intense, rich opaque copper-red colour with slight overall mottling, the inside and base are covered with a green-tinged crackled translucent glaze. The footring is unglazed, the base incised with a six-character Qianlong seal mark.
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