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Sue ware vase with figures and cups
Sue ware vase with figures and cups

Sue ware vase with figures and cups

Datemid 6th century
Label TextRitual vessels with small cups and sometimes clay figures (humans and animals) began to be made in Japan in the 500s. These vessels reflect new funeral and burial practices introduced from China via the Korean peninsula. This example may depict a hunting scene.
Object number56.119
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Japanese Art In The Seattle Art Museum", 1960 (1960) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Thousand Cranes: Treasures Of Japanese Art", February 5 - July 12, 1987 (02/05/1987 - 07/12/1987)Published ReferencesKidder, J.E., "Japan", 1959, p. 192, pl. 95 Fuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 13 Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, "A Thousand Cranes: Treasures Of Japanese Art", copublished by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, 1987, ill. p. 95.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions17 1/2 x 6 x 23 in. (44.45 x 15.2 x 58.4cm)
MediumSue ware (earthenware) with molded and incised decoration
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