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Changsha ware box and lid

  • loan

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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  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The piece is of cylindrical form, the cover with slightly domed top and bevelled edge, the base also very slightly convex, with a rounded edge. The top is decorated with a sketchy foliate motif, painted under the glaze, probably in copper-green (or iron-brown) but now flaked off and remaining in the biscuit surrounded by green patches. The pale yellowish-green glaze covers the whole piece except for the rims and base, where the pale buff ware is visible.

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