COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.82.9.1
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Jomon
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Name-CRT:
Jomon
Title:
Jar
View:
Front
Creation Date:
3000 B.C. - 2000 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-3000
Creation End Date:
-2000
Materials and Techniques:
terracotta
Classification Term:
pottery
Dimensions:
H.21-1/4 x W.22 in.
Component Measured:
overall
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
82.9.1
Credit Line:
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Context:
Japan's first ceramic culture, the Jomon, produced strongly tactile pottery over 3,500 years ago. This lavishly decorated bowl was probably used during religious ceremonies. Its flamboyant rim, a typical feature of Middle Jomon pottery, is known as the "fire-flame" type (ka'en-shiki), because the coils of clay resemble leaping flames. The word jomon, after which the period is named, means "cord markings," and derives from the distinctive patterns produced by rolling a rope-wrapped stick across the surface of wet clay. The lower portion of this vessel bears these markings, together with incised whimsical designs.
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MIA_.3298c.tif
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