Name/Title
Wine vesselDescription
Kofun period Sue ware hasō / wine vesselMade/Created
Manufacturer
SuekiDate made
circa 500 - circa 538Time Period
KofunPlace
Region
SueCountry
JapanContinent
AsiaColors
Color
Black, GreenColor Notes
Charred black with natural green ash glazeProvenance
Provenance Detail
Marcel Gibrat CollectionNotes/Remarks
Restorer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan and later owned a Madison Ave Restoration Studio & Art Gallery one block from the Guggenheim MuseumGeneral Notes
Note
Sue pottery or Sueki is high-fired pottery that was brought from the Gaya region of Korea in the 5thC.
This type of vessel, called a hasō, would have had a bamboo spout protruding from the hole and would have been used by the elite class for serving rice wine
Old collection notes in black kanji, untranslated, labelled as Yayoi (incorrect)Create Date
September 14, 2020Update Date
March 19, 2021
