The Barlow Collection
A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).
Publications online: 456 objects
Figure of a horse with saddle
- loan
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Literature notes
Standing on a rectangular plinth, the horse has a massive neck and an elegant head, slightly turned to the left, the features well rendered, with long curled fringes, angular, cropped mane, and tied-up tail. The body is naturalistically modelled, the harness straps adorned with square florets and hung with tassels and probably a bell in front, the saddle placed over an oval blanket and draped with a cloth which is tied together on either side. The horse is glazed in sancai (‘three colours’), with a deep amber-brown predominating, with white blaze, mane, tail and harness, green tassels and amber-yellow bell, while the saddle and saddle blankets were left unglazed and show traces of pigment. The earthenware body is of light beige colour. -
Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Henan province (place of creation)
- Date
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7th - 8th century AD (AD 601 - 800)
Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, moulded and luted together, and with sancai glaze; saddle, with traces of pigment
- Dimensions
- 50 x 52.2 x 17.5 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.400
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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. S7
Glossary (3)
earthenware, glaze, luted
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earthenware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.
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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.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
Standing on a rectangular plinth, the horse has a massive neck and an elegant head, slightly turned to the left, the features well rendered, with long curled fringes, angular, cropped mane, and tied-up tail. The body is naturalistically modelled, the harness straps adorned with square florets and hung with tassels and probably a bell in front, the saddle placed over an oval blanket and draped with a cloth which is tied together on either side. The horse is glazed in sancai (‘three colours’), with a deep amber-brown predominating, with white blaze, mane, tail and harness, green tassels and amber-yellow bell, while the saddle and saddle blankets were left unglazed and show traces of pigment. The earthenware body is of light beige colour.
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