This early vessel, with its cut-out design in the tall foot, closely resembles contemporary examples from the Korean peninsula. It would once have had a lid.
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須恵器高杯
Title:Footed Cup
Period:Kofun period (ca. 300–710)
Date:ca. 500
Culture:Japan
Medium:Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Sue ware)
Dimensions:H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Diam. of top (5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Diam. of foot (7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification:Ceramics
Credit Line:Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Collection, Bequest of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 2000
Accession Number:2002.447.8
Roger G. and Peggy N. Gerry , Roslyn, NY, until 2002; donated to MMA
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