Sue ware vase with figures and cups

mid 6th century

Ritual 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.

Sue ware (earthenware) with molded and incised decoration

17 1/2 x 6 x 23 in. (44.45 x 15.2 x 58.4cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

56.119

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

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.

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