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
Ganzhou ware measuring jar for rice
- loan
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Literature notes
Pieces of this form are known as ‘rice measures’, but it is not clear whether this designation refers to the baskets they imitate or to these ceramic copies. The latter would seem to be too small for measuring rice.
The piece has a globular body with a small flattened base, a somewhat waisted neck and a rolled lip. The outside is decorated with parallel combed lines, in imitation of a wicker basket, the combing centred on both sides and continuing across the underside, the neck with horizontal lines and a row of applied pointed dots of white glaze. The inside and rim are covered in a glaze that mutates from dark brown to persimmon brown, the former at the neck, the latter particularly in the centre inside, while the outside was otherwise left unglazed and shows the brown biscuit. -
Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Jiangxi province (Ganzhou kilns) (place of creation)
- Date
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12th - 13th century (1101 - 1300)
Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with combed and white glaze decoration outside; and with black and brown iron glazes inside and on the rim; unglazed base
- Dimensions
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10.9 cm (height)
12.7 cm (diameter)
at base 4.5 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.
- LI1301.204
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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. C193
Glossary (2)
glaze, stoneware
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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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
Pieces of this form are known as ‘rice measures’, but it is not clear whether this designation refers to the baskets they imitate or to these ceramic copies. The latter would seem to be too small for measuring rice.
The piece has a globular body with a small flattened base, a somewhat waisted neck and a rolled lip. The outside is decorated with parallel combed lines, in imitation of a wicker basket, the combing centred on both sides and continuing across the underside, the neck with horizontal lines and a row of applied pointed dots of white glaze. The inside and rim are covered in a glaze that mutates from dark brown to persimmon brown, the former at the neck, the latter particularly in the centre inside, while the outside was otherwise left unglazed and shows the brown biscuit.
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