Jar for sutra burial (sankinko) early 12th century Japan Made at Tokoname, one of Japans oldest pottery centers, this jar was coil-built and then smoothed on a wheel, a process that inspired its regionally distinctive embellishment of three lightly incised rings. Colors ranging from pale blue to vernal green cloak thick layers of kiln-fused ash glaze. Buried sometime in the late Heian period, this jar protected a bronze cylinder containing precious Buddhist sutras and relics.. Jar for sutra burial (sankinko). Japan. early 12th century. Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware). late Heian period (ca. 900-1185). Ceramics

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Jar for sutra burial (sankinko) early 12th century Japan Made at Tokoname, one of Japans oldest pottery centers, this jar was coil-built and then smoothed on a wheel, a process that inspired its regionally distinctive embellishment of three lightly incised rings. Colors ranging from pale blue to vernal green cloak thick layers of kiln-fused ash glaze. Buried sometime in the late Heian period, this jar protected a bronze cylinder containing precious Buddhist sutras and relics.. Jar for sutra burial (sankinko). Japan. early 12th century. Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware). late Heian period (ca. 900-1185). Ceramics

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