Jar Maker: Unknown

10th century CE

Asian Art

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

Controlled by the Heian government, the complex at Sanage, near Nagoya, had over one thousand kilns and was the major center for the production of glazed ceramics during the Heian period. Sanage ware was inspired by imported Korean pieces, and production began in the preceding Nara period, marking the creation of the earliest glazed ceramics in Japan.

Medium

Stoneware with ash glaze (Sanage ware)

Dimensions

10 × 11 9/16 in. (25.4 × 29.4 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Pauline H. Lee

Accession Number

1971.24

Geography

Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Heian period (794–1185)

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Private Collection, New Haven, Conn; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 303, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

stoneware

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