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Jar
Artist/maker unknown, Japanese2500-1500 BCE
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
The Japanese ceramic tradition began more than ten thousand years ago during the Jomon period (10,500-300 BCE). Some of Japan's earliest potters produced bold, asymmetrical designs and forms like this one, which appears strikingly modern.
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Details
- Title: Jar
- Creator Nationality: Japanese
- Creator Gender: Unknown
- Date: 2500-1500 BCE
- Location: Japan
- Physical Dimensions: h14.13 in (Overall)
- Provenance: 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with the Hollis Family Foundation Fund, the Henry B. Keep Fund, and the East Asian Art Revolving Fund, 1999
- Type: Ceramics
- Rights: © 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
- External Link: Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Medium: Earthenware with applied and incised decoration
- Artist/Maker: Artist/maker unknown, Japanese
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