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.
Details
- Title
- Jar
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.275
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 580
- Curator Approved
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