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Burial Urn with Cover
300s–500s CE
(57 BCE–668 CE)
Overall: 55.8 cm (21 15/16 in.); Outer diameter: 43 cm (16 15/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1990.131
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Closed kilns built on hillsides became widely used for producing this type of pottery vessel in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period.Description
Produced in closed kilns built on hillsides during the Three Kingdoms period, this lidded jar once contained the cremated remains of the dead. This type of burial jar became widespread after the introduction of Buddhism, as cremation became a common practice in Korea.- ?-1991(R-L Sneider Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)March 27, 1991-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Pottery from Ancient Korea: Clay Art for Life and Death [한국고대의토기 : 흙・예술・삶과 죽음]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 1997.Kim, Yun-jeong and 8 others. Dictionary of Korean Ceramics [한국 도자 사전]. Seoul: Gyeongin munhwasa, 2015.Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 42
- The Other Side of the Story - Korean Gallery 236 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 27, 2020-April 25, 2021).Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 3, 1995).
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