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Important Cultural Property

Lidded Jar with Three-color Glaze (Cinerary Urn)

三彩陶器 蓋付壺（骨蔵器）
Lidded Jar with Three-color Glaze (Cinerary Urn) (三彩陶器 蓋付壺（骨蔵器）)
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Archaeological Object · Nara period, 8th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
701–800
Dimensions
Height23.1cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-260

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Closely resembling in form the medicine jar of the Imperial Repository Shoso-in, the urn contained cremated remains. Both the lid and the body are spotted with the 'three-color glazes' of white, green, and brown. The urn, which was unearthed in 1963 encased within a soapstone container, is representative of the three-color-glazed pottery of the Nara Period.

— Museum description: Kyoto National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Lidded Jar with Three-color Glaze (Cinerary Urn)（三彩陶器 蓋付壺（骨蔵器））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-260. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/lidded-jar-with-three-color-glaze-cinerary-urn/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Archaeology:Media:Earthenware, stoneware, porcelain|Archaeology:Region:Japan
  • Size: Height23.1cm
  • Genre: Archaeological Artifacts
  • 員数: 1点
  • 種別: 考古:材質:土・陶・磁|考古:地域:日本
  • 分類: 考古
  • 法量: 総高23.1cm

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