Storage jar
Date3rd-5th century
Maker
Korean
Label TextWith a short neck and egg-shaped body covered in rope markings, this jar is typical of earthenware vessels excavated from the area of Goseong. Goseong was once the capital city of the ancient Sogaya Kingdom, a small state within the Gaya Confederacy. The greenish-yellow color on its neck and shoulders is natural ash glaze, the result of ash having gathered there in a wood-fired environment. The vessel’s blue-gray body is revealed where the ash glaze burned off completely during firing.
Object number81.20
Photo CreditPhoto: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Ash-Glazed Ceramics from Korea and Japan, July 9, 2025 – ongoing.Published References"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015., pg. 36.
Credit LineGift of Charles Cowles, in honor of William Rathbun
Dimensions11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Diam.: 35 cm
MediumStoneware with cord-marked decoration and accidental ash glaze
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