Stupa-shaped bowl and cover
Date7th-8th century
Maker
Korean
Label TextThis rare example of a small bowl preserved with its original lid intact may have served as a burial urn that held a cremated person’s ashes. It would have been placed inside a larger casket. Introduced to Japan from Korea alongside Buddhism in the 6th century, cremation largely replaced other burial practices by the 8th century. The bowl’s shape recalls a stupa, a Buddhist structure for holding relics.
Object number49.182
Photo CreditPhoto: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Published ReferencesRogers, Millard B. "Korean Ceramics in the Seattle Art Museum," in Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin, Vol. IX, nos. 3-4, Sept-Dec 1957, p. 15, pl. III
"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015., pg. 39.
Credit LineThomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection
DimensionsOverall h.: 4 1/4 in.
.a H.: 2 1/8 in.
.a Diam.: 4 3/16 in.
Diam. bottom: 2 7/8 in.
.b H.: 2 1/8 in.
.b Diam.: 4 11/16 in.
MediumStoneware with stamped decoration and accidental ash glaze
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