Jar
Date710-794
PeriodNara period (710-794)
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsH. 13 in x Diam. 10 in, H. 33 cm x Diam. 25.4 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P928
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On viewLocationGallery 25
Inscribed昭和9年9月19日
常陸筑波郡 (ひたち つくば)
島名村面野井 (しまなむら おものい)
More InformationEarthenware jars with simple forms, unadorned surfaces, and fire markings continued to be made in Japan for centuries following the Yayoi period, even after the advent of high-fired, less porous ceramics. An example is this reddish jar, which superficially resembles a Yayoi ceramic but was likely produced during the eighth century.
3000-2000 BCE
300 BCE-552 CE
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3000-2000 BCE
1185-1333
300 BCE-250 CE
3000-2000 BCE
approx. 300-400
approx. 198
618-907
618-907