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White ware box and lid
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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12th - 13th century (1101 - 1300)
Jin Dynasty (1115 - 1234)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, covered in white slip, and with carved decoration under a white glaze; unglazed base; unglazed rim
- Dimensions
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6.7 cm (height)
7.5 cm (diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.289
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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. C285
Glossary (3)
glaze, 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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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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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
The piece is of barbed quatrefoil section, with straight sides and a domed top, and supported on a straight circular foot. The beige-coloured stoneware is covered with a white slip and a fine, smooth creamy-white glaze, leaving rims, footring and part of the base free. Both pieces are incised on the sides with the character he (‘to join’) to indicate correct alignment of box and cover.
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