Sueki vase in shape of leather bag
Dateca. 6th century
Maker
Japanese
Label TextThis Sue ware bottle was made to resemble a leather pouch used for carrying liquid. Stoneware examples like this, which may have been hung by cords tied around the neck, came to be used in funeral rituals in the latter part of the Kofun period.
Object number69.73
Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
Dimensions6 11/16 x 7 11/16 x 4 1/4 in. (17 x 19.6 x 10.8 cm)
Overall h.: 8 in.
MediumCeramic
Vietnamese
late 15th to early 16th century
Object number: 2000.142
Object number: 2023.11.236
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