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Greenware vase in double-gourd form
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Zhejiang province › Longquan kilns (place of creation)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, individual sections thrown separately and luted together with slip; slip-trailed decoration under a green celadon glaze; gold lacquer repair
- Dimensions
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26 cm (height)
15 cm (diameter)
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processed material › metal › gold,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Ian James McMullen, 2008.
- Accession no.
- EA2008.30
Glossary (5)
glaze, lacquer, luted, slip, stoneware
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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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lacquer
Chinese and Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the lacquer tree, which is indigenous to Eastern China. It is applied to wood as a varnish or for decorative effect. In India and the Middle East, lacquer is made from the deposit of the lac insect.
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luted
The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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