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White ware tripod incense burner
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)
- Date
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13th - 14th century (1201 - 1400)
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
- Material and technique
- porcelain, thrown, with bluish-white glaze (qingbai ware); handles hand-modelled and luted to the incense burner with slip
- Dimensions
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10 cm (height)
9.1 cm (diameter)
with handles 10.4 cm (width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.256
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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. C248
Glossary (4)
glaze, luted, porcelain, slip
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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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porcelain
Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.
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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
The rounded bowl is similar to [LI1301.217] in the Barlow Collection, but more heavily potted and may have been made by a different kiln in the same area. With two raised lines at the rim, the piece rests on three bulging legs, the handles joined to the rim and protruding above it. The thick blue-tinged glaze is somewhat opaque and shows a large-scale crackle. It completely covers the piece except for a patch on the base, where the off-white body is visible, surrounded by a deep orange halo.
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