Dogu (Clay figurine), With heart-shaped face, From Gobara, Higashi Agatsuma-machi, Gunma, Jomon period, 2000 - 1000 BC (Important Cultural Property, Private collection)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
June 17, 2014 (Tue) - December 7, 2014 (Sun)
The Jomon culture began around 12,000 years ago. Earthenware vessels of this age with various motifs and styles are the starting point of "Highlights of Japanese Art." In the Yayoi period (450 B.C.- A.D. 250), pottery with a simplistic yet refined beauty and dotaku bell-shaped bronzes were prominent. Typical objects from the Kofun period (A.D. 250-600), such as haji, sue wares and haniwa figurines, as well as mirrors, arms and armor, saddlery, and accessory, which expresses the essence of metal and glass craftsmanship, are also featured.
Current exhibit includes:
Dogu (Clay figurine), With heart-shaped face, From Gobara, Higashi Agatsuma-machi, Gunma, Jomon period, 2000 - 1000 BC (Important Cultural Property, Private collection)
Dotaku (Bell-shaped bronze), Kinki-region style, From Mukaiyama, Ibaraki, Hidaka-cho, Wakayama, Yayoi period, 1st - 3rd century
Haniwa (Terracotta tomb figurine), Man in full dress, From Yotsuzuka tumulus, Ota-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 6th century
Four-legged Vessel, Jasper, From Oyagatani tumulus, Tarui-cho, Gifu, Kofun period, 4th - 5th century