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During the second century B.C., an influx of people from |
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the continent brought the first of several waves of |
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foreign influence that have shaped Japanese culture, |
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initiating a more advanced cultural stage known as Yayoi. |
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When rice cultivation and bronze and iron metallurgy were |
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introduced, probably through Korea, the isolated and self- |
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sufficient life of the Jomon gave way to a communal |
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society organized to carry out the demanding agricultural |
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cycle. Architectural styles and ornamental motifs reflect |
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other influences from southern China and the Pacific |
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islands stretching from Kyushu to Taiwan.The social and |
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aesthetic character of the transformed culture of Yayoi |
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is vividly reflected in its ceramic vessels. The finely |
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articulated shape of this storage jar from the Nagoya |
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area, with its bulbous form rising from a small, flat |
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base to the flaring rim of its wheel-turned neck and |
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mouth, is enhanced by the burnished surface of its warm |
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red body. The irregular, vigorous shapes of Jomon vessels |
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have been replaced by sturdier, more functional ones in |
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which symmetry is of paramount interest. |
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Date Published: 2014-02-23 14:48:13 |
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Identifier: mma_jar_44830 |
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Item Size: 1836934 |
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Media Type: image |
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# Topics |
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Pottery |
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ca. 100–300 |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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Asia |
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Vessels |
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Earthenware with incised decoration |
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Japan |
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Jars |
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Earthenware |
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Ceramics |
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# Collections |
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metropolitanmuseumofart-gallery |
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# Uploaded by |
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@jeff_kaplan |
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