Jar (Heishi Jar)

Japan

Kamakura period (1185-1336), late 13th-early 14th century

  • Titles Jar (Heishi Jar) (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium glazed stoneware, Ko-Seto ware
  • Dimensions 11 1/16 × 6 7/8 in. Diam. (28.1 × 17.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen, AFI.14.2016
  • Work Type jar
  • Classification Containers
  • On View

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