Jōmon Jar
Japan
(late Jōmon period (1500-200 BCE))
Jōmon Jar
Date1500-300 BCE
Mediumearthenware
Dimensionsobject: 21 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (diam.)
ClassificationCERAMICS
Credit LineSBMA, Museum purchase
Object number1968.22
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Japanese
On View
On viewLabel TextJōmon, literally “cord-patterned" period, is named after the rope-like designs found on pottery produced during Japan’s earliest ceramic culture. Low-fired deep vessels with a marked sculptural quality like this jar, were constructed with the coil-and-paddle method and were decorated with simple geometric patterns with meandering rope-like designs.
China
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE)
China
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE)
Pakistan, Baluchistan, Mehrgarh or Chalcolithic Culture
3500-2500 BCE
