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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 loop handles

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  • Literature notes

    The very low shape, non-functional handles, heavy potting and unusual glaze suggest that the piece is a modern reproduction. The piece may be inspired by small handled jars of the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), as they are known from the Longquan kilns of Zhejiang province.

    The piece is very heavily potted, of depressed form, the sloping shoulder with a short rounded rim and two narrow loop handles, the lower part tapering towards a small concave base. The thick, light green glaze is of opaque milky tone and fills the openings of the handles, but leaves the base exposed in the beige-coloured biscuit, which shows a firing crack.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    1911 - 1968
    Material and technique
    stoneware, thrown, with green glaze; handles hand-modelled and luted to the jar with slip
    Dimensions
    6.9 cm (height)
    13.1 cm (diameter)
    at base 4.6 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.
    LI1301.386
  • 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. C385

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

    The very low shape, non-functional handles, heavy potting and unusual glaze suggest that the piece is a modern reproduction. The piece may be inspired by small handled jars of the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), as they are known from the Longquan kilns of Zhejiang province.

    The piece is very heavily potted, of depressed form, the sloping shoulder with a short rounded rim and two narrow loop handles, the lower part tapering towards a small concave base. The thick, light green glaze is of opaque milky tone and fills the openings of the handles, but leaves the base exposed in the beige-coloured biscuit, which shows a firing crack.
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