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

Jar

Date5th century
Label TextModestly sized, lugged jars like this one and the one next to it—with surfaces adorned only by a scattering of natural ash glaze on the neck and shoulders—are consistent with jars excavated around the cities of Gimhae and Busan. They are thought to date to the late 4th century, when this area was the center of power of Geumgwan Gaya, the leading state of the Gaya Confederacy.
Object number2009.53.8
ProvenanceRosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Photo CreditPhoto: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Published References"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015., pg. 31.
Credit LineEstate of Rosa Ayer
Dimensions9 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1 cm)
MediumStoneware with accidental ash glaze
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
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late 5th-early 6th century
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Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
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Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
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Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Korean
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Object number: 51.188
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Korean
3rd-5th century
Object number: 81.20
Korean
ca. 300
Object number: 2021.10.5
Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
Korean
5th century
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Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
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7th-8th century
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Photo: Scott Leen
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.53.6
Photo: Scott Leen
Japanese
16th century
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Rice cracker storage jar (sembei tsubo)
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16th century
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