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Greenware vase with handles in the form of dragons
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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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14th century (1301 - 1400)
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with carved decoration under a green glaze; handles hand-modelled and luted to the vase with slip
- Dimensions
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18.2 cm (height)
9.1 cm (diameter)
at foot 5.4 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.328
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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. C327
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
The vase has a pear-shaped body, a tall neck which slightly widens towards the rim and a straight foot with a broad heavy footring. Two ring handles are attached on either side, each of highly stylized dragon shape, with a protruding hook and raised vertical ribs, holding rings which are fixed by glaze. A single raised rib runs around the widest part and a double rib around the neck. The yellowish-green glaze leaves only the footring exposed in the reddish-brown biscuit.
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