The Barlow Collection
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Jar with appliqué arabesque decoration under a three colour glaze
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Literature notes
Applied designs are well known from the Gongxian kilns and many sprig moulds have been found at the kiln site. The thick appliqués of this jar, curved to match the shape of the walls, are, however, unusual.
The well-rounded jar has a wide shoulder and tapers towards the flat base, flaring slightly just above, and has a low, wide neck which curves outward. The shoulders are decorated with four moulded appliqués with symmetrical arabesque motifs. The light beige-coloured pottery body is covered with a white slip and the sides with splashed sancai (‘three colour’) glazes, applied in dots of amber-yellow, green and white, the neck and appliqués in monochrome green, and the inside shows a thin layer of pale yellow glaze. The lowest part of the sides shows the unglazed body, partly covered with slip. On the rim are three spur marks were a cover was fired in place. -
Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Henan province (Gongxian kiln-sites) (place of creation)
- Date
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7th - 8th century AD (AD 601 - 800)
Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, thrown, covered in white slip and with sprig-moulded decoration under a sancai glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim; yellow glaze inside
- Dimensions
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18 cm (height)
22 cm (diameter)
at base 11.4 cm (diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
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container › vessel › pot › burial-pot
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.39
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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. C4
Glossary (3)
earthenware, glaze, slip
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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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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
Applied designs are well known from the Gongxian kilns and many sprig moulds have been found at the kiln site. The thick appliqués of this jar, curved to match the shape of the walls, are, however, unusual.
The well-rounded jar has a wide shoulder and tapers towards the flat base, flaring slightly just above, and has a low, wide neck which curves outward. The shoulders are decorated with four moulded appliqués with symmetrical arabesque motifs. The light beige-coloured pottery body is covered with a white slip and the sides with splashed sancai (‘three colour’) glazes, applied in dots of amber-yellow, green and white, the neck and appliqués in monochrome green, and the inside shows a thin layer of pale yellow glaze. The lowest part of the sides shows the unglazed body, partly covered with slip. On the rim are three spur marks were a cover was fired in place.
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