Long-Necked Bottle

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sue ware represents a turning point in the history of Japanese ceramics, marking a break with earthenware production. Japanese craftsmen began to use the potter’s wheel during the seventh and eighth centuries, as revealed by the even walls of this vessel. Fired at a higher temperature than previously achieved—roughly 1000 to 1200° Celsius—Sue wares have bluish-gray bodies. These ceramics were fired in Korean-style kilns, single tunnel-like chambers half-buried in the hillsides.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art