id:			156973
accession number:	1993.131
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.131
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Cinerary Urn, c. 800–850. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Stoneware with slight natural ash glaze (Sue ware); diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); without cover: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); diameter without lid: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.131

title:				Cinerary Urn
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creation date:			c. 800–850
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		850
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
technique:	stoneware with slight natural ash glaze (Sue ware)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); without cover: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); Diameter without lid: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea
	opening date:   1995-09-16T04:00:00
	<i>Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 3, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Eric J. Zetterquist Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1993
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1993–
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CITATIONS

	“1993 Annual Report.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 158
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25161457

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