On view
Asian Art
Huo Pavilion
Huo Pavilion
Jar,
2500–1000 BCE
Japanese
Middle Jōmon period to Late Jomon period, ca. 2500–ca. 1000 BCE, ca. 3500–2500 BCE
2002-297
In the middle Jōmon period, in addition to the “cord-impressed patterns” (jōmon) that give the period its name, potters also decorated their wares by other means. They used sharp tools to incise designs of winding grooves, and applied rolled cords of clay to the surface, as seen here. This vessel was not turned on a wheel but was instead built up from the bottom by adding layer upon layer of clay coils.
More Context
Handbook Entry
The Early Jo ̄mon period (ca. 5000–ca. 3500 b.c.) was characterized by pottery decorated with "cord-impressed" (<em>jo ̄mon</em>) designs. In the Middle Jo ̄mon period (ca. 3500–ca. 2400 b.c.), pottery was also decorated with gouged-out bands and added coils of clay. The combination of decorative techniques on this jar may indicate that it dates to the Middle Jo ̄mon period, which was also noted for vessels with flamboyant rims, known as "fire-flame" pottery.
Information
Title
Jar
Dates
2500–1000 BCE
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
h. 26.0 cm., diam. 22.6 cm. (10 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2002-297
Place Made
Asia, Japan
Culture
Period
Materials
–2002 Kaikodo Gallery (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2002.
Note: Jar comes from Japan with copy of form documenting legal export.
Note: Jar comes from Japan with copy of form documenting legal export.
- "Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2002," Record of the Princeton University Art Museum 62 (2003): p. 107-161., p. 154
- Princeton University Art Museum: Handbook of the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007), p. 263 (illus.)
- Princeton University Art Museum: Handbook of the Collections (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2013), p. 315
