Pedestal jar
Datelate 5th-early 6th century
Maker
Korean
Label TextBecause 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.
Object number78.16
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 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. 34.
Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund and Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, by exchange
Dimensions16 15/16 in. (43 cm)
MediumStoneware with stamped, incised, and openwork decoration, with accidental ash glaze
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