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Greenware bird feeder in the form of a pointed fruit
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Zhejiang province › Longquan kilns (place of creation)
- Date
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13th - 14th century (1201 - 1400)
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with green celadon glaze; handle hand-modelled and luted to the bird feeder with slip
- Dimensions
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5.2 cm (height)
6.2 cm (diameter)
with handle 7 cm (width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.336
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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. C335
Glossary (4)
glaze, 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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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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- currently in research collection
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The Barlow Collection
Small vessels of this type would have been fitted to the bars of a bird cage.
The small piece is finely potted, in the form of a pointed fruit, with a somewhat raised lip and a small loop attached below the widest part. A horizontal looting line is clearly visible on the inside. The rim is unglazed and has fired a light brown, the glaze is evenly applied, of grey-green tone.
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