- Provenance
- Provenance research underway.
- Description
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Spherical flask with long neck and two small lugs on shoulder. Fine-grained, light gray clay with minute black flecks. Medallion motifs incised and impressed on both sides. Natural deposits of ash glaze on shoulder.
- Label
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Characteristic of early Sue ware is the way in which several wheel-thrown pieces--two hemispherical bowls and a trumpet-shaped neck--were assembled to construct this piece.
- Published References
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- Louise Allison Cort. Seto and Mino Ceramics. Washington and Honolulu, 1992. cat. 1, p. 52.
- Collection Area(s)
- Japanese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- SI Usage Statement
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