1983.551.FA Sue ware Flask

Sue ware was a style of gray stoneware produced from the 5th to 10th century CE in East Asia. The technique for Sue ware migrated from the Korean peninsula to Japan in the 5th and 6th centuries, as a result of Japanese invasions of Korea. The vessels were fired at high temperatures, exhibit natural ash glazes that result from the firing process, and may be decorated with simple combed designs, as seen here.  

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Japan (nation): TGN: 1000120

ash (wood): AAT: 300164025

ash glaze: AAT: 300015096

ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507

ceramics (object genre): AAT: 300151343

Asuka (early historical Japanese period): AAT: 300018543

seventh century (dates CE): AAT: 300404499

sixth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404498

flasks (bottles): AAT: 300045671

pottery (visual works): AAT: 300010666

Sue (ceramics style): AAT: 300018645

n.d.: Brooklyn Museum, New York [1]

n.d.: R.B. Caldwell and Mary Anne Caldwell, Dallas 

1983: The Foundation for the Arts, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Caldwell [2]

The main source for this provenance is the letter from R. B. Caldwell of Art Investments to Harry Parker of the Dallas Museum of Art, dated December 15, 1983, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.  

[1] See the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Catalogue Worksheet, Section II and III, n.d., in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.  

[2] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.

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