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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Ritual food vessel in the form of a gui
- loan
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Literature notes
Of opaque pale beige-green jade with darker patches and veins, the piece is thickly carved in form of an archaic bronze vessel, with a curved bowl with flaring rim on a flaring foot, flanked by two wide curved handles. The bowl is decorated with vertical ribs, the rim border with a central raised feline head, two flanges on either side, and highly stylized archaistic dragon and bird motifs between. The foot is divided by four flanges and shows archaistic motifs vaguely suggestive of animal forms. The handles are protruding from feline masks with raised angular ears and carved eyes, eyebrows, snout and teeths, and have hooked flanges at the lower end. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
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19th century (1801 - 1900)
Qing Dynasty (1645 - 1911)
- Material and technique
- jade, with carved decoration
- Dimensions
- 9.4 x 16.8 x 10.2 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.29
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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. J15
Glossary
gui
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gui
A Chinese ritual food vessel with a deep bowl on a foot ring and handles.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
Of opaque pale beige-green jade with darker patches and veins, the piece is thickly carved in form of an archaic bronze vessel, with a curved bowl with flaring rim on a flaring foot, flanked by two wide curved handles. The bowl is decorated with vertical ribs, the rim border with a central raised feline head, two flanges on either side, and highly stylized archaistic dragon and bird motifs between. The foot is divided by four flanges and shows archaistic motifs vaguely suggestive of animal forms. The handles are protruding from feline masks with raised angular ears and carved eyes, eyebrows, snout and teeths, and have hooked flanges at the lower end.
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