Vase
84-21-14
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: Japan | Chubu Region | Nagano Prefecture
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 84-21-14 |
| Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Japanese | Jomon |
| Provenience | Japan | Chubu Region | Nagano Prefecture |
| Period | Middle Jomon |
| Date Made | Middle Jomon |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Clay |
| Technique | Fired |
| Description | Dark gray-brown pottery vase with flaring top. There is a sinuous decoration in high and low relief on an incised background. The rope pattern on this jar is typical of the Middle Jomon Period. The pot is in the Kassaka-style (勝坂式) from the Chubu Region, possibly northern Nagano. |
| Height | 27.94 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bull, 1984 |
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