Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Pedestal jar

late 5th-early 6th century

Korean

Because of the configuration of its carved, geometric surface decoration, this jar is thought to have come from royal tombs constructed at the center of Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom, around the year 500.

Stoneware with stamped, incised, and openwork decoration, with accidental ash glaze

16 15/16 in. (43 cm)

Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund and Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, by exchange

78.16

Provenance: [Mayuyama and Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan]; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, purchased from Mayuyama and Co., Ltd., through Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund and Eugene Fuller Fund, June 9, 1978

Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Published References"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015., pg. 34.

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