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Archaeological Relics

Important Cultural Property

Cinerary Urn

基本情報

Excavation frome Kitanakoso, Wakayama Prefecture
Japan, Nara Period, 8th c.
Three-color-glazed pottery
H. 22.5 cm, Diameter 27.6 cm
Kyoto National Museum (JK259)

The form of this cinerary urn closely resembles the medicine jar in the Shosoin Repository. When the urn was excavated in 1963, it was encased in a soapstone container and contained cremated remains.

Both the lid and the body of the urn are spotted in white, green and brown "three-color" glazes. The clear glaze tones, balanced shape and technical sophistication make this one of the representative works of Nara Period, three-color glazed pottery.

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