COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1975.268.182
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
Cord-marked pottery is the characteristic ware of the earliest inhabitants of Japan. These Neolithic people, known as the Jomon (cord-marking) culture, existed on the abundant fishing and hunting on the Japanese islands from at least the fifth millennium B.C., surviving in some areas until the third century A.D. During this period handmade utilitarian wares were treated with inventive, often extravagant artistry, and regional separations between groups resulted in a wide range of types and styles. This earthenware food vessel, which came from the Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is remarkable for the fine quality of its clay and its sophisticated decoration. The cord-marked herringbone pattern was reproduced by cords knotted together and twisted in opposite directions.
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Name-CRT:
Japan
Title:
Storage jar
View:
Principal view
Creation Date:
Date unknown
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, unglazed
Style or Period:
Middle Jomon period (ca. 2500?1500 B.C.)
Creation Place:
Japan
Dimensions:
H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York
ID Number:
1975.268.182
Credit Line:
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest , and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1975.268.182.tif
