jar with three incised lines around widest part; high neck, slightly flaring mouth with incised lines around outside; remnants of tan ash glaze

Jar, 3rd-7th century

Unknown Japaneseexpand_more

Sue ware; stoneware with flaking ash glazeexpand_more

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more  2015.79.275

On View in Gallery 205expand_more

Sue ware such as this jar was shaped on a wheel and fired in kilns reaching above 1800°F. Because they are easily damaged by heat, Sue-ware vessels were primarily intended for storage or decoration rather than cooking.

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Title
Jar
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.79.275
Catalogue Raisonne
Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 580
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jar with three incised lines around widest part; high neck, slightly flaring mouth with incised lines around outside; remnants of tan ash glaze

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