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Title

Ceremonial jar

200 BCE-1 BCE

Artist

Yayoi ware

Japan

0300 BCE – 0300 CE

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Yayoi period 300 BCE - 300 CE → Japan
    Date
    200 BCE-1 BCE
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    earthenware
    Dimensions
    23.3 cm diam. of rim; 34.4 x 32.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Purchased with funds provided by Kenneth Myer 1986
    Location
    South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries
    Accession number
    24.1986
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Yayoi ware

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 2 publications

  • Provenance

    Klaus Naumann, 1985-1986, Tokyo/Japan, purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Feb 1986.