The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Cinerary Urn

c. 800–850

Japan, Heian period

(794–1185)
stoneware with slight natural ash glaze (Sue ware)
Diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); without cover: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); Diameter without lid: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1993.131.a
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1993
    (Eric J. Zetterquist Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1993–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “1993 Annual Report.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218. Mentioned: p. 158 www.jstor.org
  • Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 3, 1995).
  • {{cite web|title=Cinerary Urn|url=false|author=|year=c. 800–850|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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