Footed Jar and Cover with Bird-shaped Ornament, Sue Stoneware by Unknown artist

Footed Jar and Cover with Bird-shaped Ornament, Sue Stoneware

Kofun period, 6th century

Tokyo National Museum

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A gray stoneware jar with a wide, bulbous body and a tall, flaring base. It features a narrow neck with a flared rim and is adorned with four smaller vessels attached to its sides, each topped with a bird-shaped ornament. The base has decorative cutouts.

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Postmodern Design jar vase vessel ornament symmetrical balance vertical emphasis centered composition frontal view stoneware pottery bird

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