Jar
Date5th-6th century
Maker
Korean
Label TextThe exposed interior of this jar’s mouth and its shoulders feature a dripping, green natural ash glaze. The jar’s shape and the placement of its lugs are similar to jars excavated from two tomb sites in the areas of Gimhae and Busan. This helps archaeologists attribute it to a late 4th-century maker working for the ruling Geumgwan Gaya Kingdom of the Gaya Confederacy, which controlled the south-central area of the Korean peninsula from the 1st to 6th century.
Object number89.180
Photo CreditPhoto: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Published References"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 173
"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015., pg. 31.Credit LineGift of Frank S. Bayley, III
Dimensions11 1/2 in. (29.21 cm)
Girth: 38 1/8 in.
MediumStoneware with accidental ash glaze