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Cinerary Urn in Green Glaze Excavated from Kita Dainichi, Kanshu-ji Temple, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto

緑釉骨壷 京都市山科区勧修寺北大日出土
Cinerary Urn in Green Glaze Excavated from Kita Dainichi, Kanshu-ji Temple, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto (緑釉骨壷 京都市山科区勧修寺北大日出土)
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Archaeological Object · Heian period, 9th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
801–900
Dimensions
Height17.5cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-495

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This urn has a bulbous form typical of ceramic jars from the beginning of the ninth century. It held the funerary remains of an elite person. The color attempts to imitate the green glazes found on Chinese ceramics.

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

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Cite this page: “Cinerary Urn in Green Glaze Excavated from Kita Dainichi, Kanshu-ji Temple, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto（緑釉骨壷 京都市山科区勧修寺北大日出土）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-495. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/cinerary-urn-in-green-glaze-excavated-from-kita-dainichi-kanshu-ji-temple-yamashina-ward/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Archaeology:Region:Japan
  • Size: Height17.5cm
  • Genre: Archaeological Artifacts
  • 員数: 1口
  • 分類: 考古
  • 種別: 考古:地域:日本
  • 法量: 高17.5cm

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