Storage Jar: Sueki ware
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Storage Jar: Sueki ware

TitleStorage Jar: Sueki ware
Date700s 8th century
Mediumstoneware with incised and impressed decoration and natural ash glaze
ClassificationCeramic
OriginJapan, Nara period (710–94) Japan
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineStorage Jar: Sueki ware, 700s. Japan, Nara period (710–94). Stoneware with incised and impressed decoration and natural ash glaze; diameter of mouth: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.); overall: 49.2 x 50 cm (19 3/8 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.170
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“Storage Jar: Sueki ware” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 700s. It is executed in stoneware with incised and impressed decoration and natural ash glaze and classified as ceramic. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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