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
Black ware tea bowl with 'hare's fur' glazes
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Literature notes
The Jian kilns of Fujian specialized in the production of tea bowls in various shapes and sizes, usually with this distinctive glaze, reminiscent of hare’s fur. They were copied by many kilns in the north, see, for example, [LI1301.47] in the Barlow Collection.
The heavily potted bowl is of conical form, with a flared rim and a straight, nearly solid foot with low footring. The nearly black glaze is suffused with reddish-brown streaks resembling hare’s fur. It fades to a thin, matt reddish-brown layer at the rim and ends in a thick, mainly black layer above the foot, leaving the dark brown body exposed on the underside. -
Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Fujian province › Jian kilns (place of creation)
- Date
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12th - 13th century (1101 - 1300)
Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with black and brown iron glazes; unglazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
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7 cm (height)
15.7 cm (diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
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container › vessel › bowl › drinking-bowl › tea-bowl,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.268
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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. C263
Glossary
stoneware
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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 Jian kilns of Fujian specialized in the production of tea bowls in various shapes and sizes, usually with this distinctive glaze, reminiscent of hare’s fur. They were copied by many kilns in the north, see, for example, [LI1301.47] in the Barlow Collection.
The heavily potted bowl is of conical form, with a flared rim and a straight, nearly solid foot with low footring. The nearly black glaze is suffused with reddish-brown streaks resembling hare’s fur. It fades to a thin, matt reddish-brown layer at the rim and ends in a thick, mainly black layer above the foot, leaving the dark brown body exposed on the underside.
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