Characterising Chinese Ru ware in the Sir Percival David collection at the British Museum using handheld XRF analysis

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dc.contributor.authorDelbey, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorHarrison Hall, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorSheaf, Colin
dc.contributor.authorShortland, Andrew J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-31T11:22:47Z
dc.date.available2023-10-31T11:22:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-07
dc.description.abstractRu ware is a very rare and highly prized stoneware from the end of the Northern Song period of China (960–1127 CE). Stylistic and art historical work by Regina Krahl (2021) suggests that a brush washer in the Sir Percival David Collection, housed in the British Museum, might be Ru rather than Korean Goryeo ware as previously thought. This paper reports the analysis of the glaze of this piece by handheld XRF in comparison with 10 pieces of Ru and 10 pieces of Goryeo ware. Despite the compositional similarity of the glazes, the analysis was able to show conclusively that the piece is Ru ware. The work has implications for the analysis of Chinese stoneware and beyond, showing that it may be possible (under the right conditions) to distinguish different productions relatively quickly and easily.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationDelbey T, Harrison Hall J, Sheaf C, Shortland A. (2022) Characterising Chinese Ru ware in the Sir Percival David collection at the British Museum using handheld XRF analysis, Advances in Archaeomaterials, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2022, pp. 86-91en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2667-1360
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.aia.2023.04.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20472
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectChinaen_UK
dc.subjectStonewareen_UK
dc.subjectSong Dynastyen_UK
dc.subjectRu wareen_UK
dc.subjectGoryeoen_UK
dc.subjectHandheld XRFen_UK
dc.titleCharacterising Chinese Ru ware in the Sir Percival David collection at the British Museum using handheld XRF analysisen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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