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

Jar

5th century

Korean

Modestly 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.

Stoneware with accidental ash glaze

9 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1 cm)

Estate of Rosa Ayer

2009.53.8

Provenance: Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009

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. 31.

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