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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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Cup in the form of a bird

  • loan
  • Literature notes

    The thick-walled cup is formed by hand, supported on a stem which widens towards the flat heart-shaped base. A freely-modelled bird is attached at the front, its head with long neck ending in a loop in front, the cup forming its body and a long flat handle on the other side its tail. The piece is made of grey earthenware, the surface has been burnished. The handle may be slightly altered in shape through restoration.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (north) (place of creation)
    Date
    5th century BC (500 - 401 BC)
    Warring States period (475 BC - 221 BC)
    Material and technique
    earthenware, hand-modelled and with traces of red pigment
    Dimensions
    12.6 x 20.4 x 8.8 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    containervessel cup
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
    Accession no.
    LI1301.276
  • 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. C271

Glossary

earthenware

  • earthenware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The thick-walled cup is formed by hand, supported on a stem which widens towards the flat heart-shaped base. A freely-modelled bird is attached at the front, its head with long neck ending in a loop in front, the cup forming its body and a long flat handle on the other side its tail. The piece is made of grey earthenware, the surface has been burnished. The handle may be slightly altered in shape through restoration.
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