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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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Greenware jar with diaper decoration

  • loan
  • Literature notes

    Similar jars from tombs datable to AD 287 and 298, respectively, have been excavated in Zhejiang province.

    The rounded jar has a concave base and a short neck with horizontal grooves. Two vertical lugs are applied on the shoulder, over a rouletted diaper border. The light yellowish-green glaze is somewhat mottled and stops in the lower third of the sides. It leaves the inside and underside free, but ran down to the base in several thin strands, now degraded. The biscuit has fired a reddish tone.
  • Details

    Associated place
    AsiaChinaZhejiang province Yue kiln-sites (place of creation)
    Date
    3rd century AD (AD 201 - 300)
    Western Jin Dynasty (AD 265 - 316)
    Material and technique
    stoneware, thrown, with incised and roulette decoration under a green glaze; handles hand-modelled and luted to the jar with slip; unglazed base; glazed rim
    Dimensions
    10.7 cm (height)
    14.7 cm (diameter)
    at base 6.2 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    containervessel jar
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
    Accession no.
    LI1301.248
  • 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. C237

Glossary (4)

glaze, luted, slip, stoneware

  • glaze

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

  • luted

    The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.

  • slip

    A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface 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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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    Similar jars from tombs datable to AD 287 and 298, respectively, have been excavated in Zhejiang province.

    The rounded jar has a concave base and a short neck with horizontal grooves. Two vertical lugs are applied on the shoulder, over a rouletted diaper border. The light yellowish-green glaze is somewhat mottled and stops in the lower third of the sides. It leaves the inside and underside free, but ran down to the base in several thin strands, now degraded. The biscuit has fired a reddish tone.
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