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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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White ware bottlefront

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  • White ware bottle (oblique)
  • White ware bottle (oblique)
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White ware bottle

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  • Literature notes

    In its outline, this bottle follows a metal form, the even egg-shaped body supported on a straight, nearly solid foot, with a concave base and a low, broad footring, the tall, slender neck separated from the shoulder by a raised rib and flaring to a wide mouth. The smooth cream-coloured stoneware bears a finely crackled, transparent glaze of yellowish tinge, which leaves the lowest part exposed in the biscuit.

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    Associated place
    Asia › China (north) (place of creation)
    Date
    7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)
    Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)
    Material and technique
    stoneware, thrown, with white glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim
    Dimensions
    25.5 cm (height)
    11.8 cm (diameter)
    at foot 7.4 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    processed material › ceramic › pottery › stoneware
    Technique index
    thrown,
    covered › coated › glazed,
    glazed
    Object type index
    container › vessel › bottle
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
    Accession no.
    LI1301.166

  • 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. C148

Glossary (2)

glaze, stoneware

  • glaze

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

  • stoneware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.

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    • currently in research collection

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    In its outline, this bottle follows a metal form, the even egg-shaped body supported on a straight, nearly solid foot, with a concave base and a low, broad footring, the tall, slender neck separated from the shoulder by a raised rib and flaring to a wide mouth. The smooth cream-coloured stoneware bears a finely crackled, transparent glaze of yellowish tinge, which leaves the lowest part exposed in the biscuit.
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