Title: Jar for Sutra Burial (Sankinko)
Object type: Jar
Date: early 12th century
Culture: Japan
Period: late Heian period (ca. 900–1185)
Medium: Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware)
Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Collection, Bequest of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 2000
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY