Regional Color of Ancient Tomb Culture

Warabite Sword, Excavated at Moizari No. 11 Tumulus, Eniwa-shi, Hokkaido, Satsumon period, 8th century

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 15, 2020 (Tue) - June 13, 2021 (Sun)

In Hokkaido, several burial mounds from the 8th–9th century contain iron artifacts whose shapes echo artifacts used on Japan’s main island, such as a distinctively shaped sword with a spiraled pommel reminiscent of a fiddlehead fern. Hokkaido’s burial mounds have their roots in practices from the epi-Jomon period (ca. 3rd century BC–ca. 7th century AD), but show influence from cultural developments in the northern parts of Japan’s main island during the Kofun period (ca. 3rd century–ca. 7th century).

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 2 results

	Designation	Name	Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		"Warabite" Sword	Found at Kashiwagi Higashi Site (Moizari No. 11 Tumulus), Hokkaidō	Satsumon period, 8th century	J-34274
Highlight		Forceps	Found at Kashiwagi Higashi Site (Moizari No. 2 Tumulus), Hokkaidō	Satsumon period, 8th century	J-34280

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