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Jar

ca. 2nd–4th century
Not on view
Jars, cooking vessels, and footed dishes, unearthed throughout the Japanese archipelago since 1884, are the most common forms of Yayoi pottery. This piece was coil-built and paddled; firing turned the buff-colored earthenware red and black in places. Incised crescent shapes reflect an earlier tradition of pressing patterns into clay with shells.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 弥生土器 壺
  • Title: Jar
  • Period: Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE–ca. 400 CE)
  • Date: ca. 2nd–4th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Earthenware with incised decoration (Kinki region)
  • Dimensions: H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.268.375
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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