Storage jar

12th century

Not on view

Beginning in the late Heian period, the Echizen kilns in central Japan produced sankinko jars and small bottles. This jar may have fallen over during firing, acquiring a blanket of uneven natural ash glaze, large cracks, and encrustations picked up from neighboring pots. Although it was probably never used, to the contemporary viewer it is an example of the simple beauty of random effects produced by a wood-fired kiln.

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Title: Storage jar
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Date: 12th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with ash glaze (Echizen ware)
Dimensions: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); Diam. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Griggs Burke, 1977
Object Number: 1977.261
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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