Bronze Bell (Dōtaku), Found in Mount Tsurikōjin, Shizuoka, Yayoi period, 1st–3rd century, Gift of Mr. Mizuno Tadahiro
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 5, 2022 (Tue) - December 25, 2022 (Sun)
In the Kofun period (ca. second half of 3rd–7th century), regional rulers seized power and resources. They formed an early state and the imperial line became its central authority. These rulers had giant tomb mounds built for themselves, with clay sculptures placed outside and valuable objects buried inside to express the rulers’ authority even after death.
Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Tomb Sculpture ("Haniwa"): Warrior in "Tankō" Armor | Found in Kumagaya City, Saitama | Kofun period, 6th century | J-37057 | ||
Highlight | Deep Bowl | Found at Ubayama Shell Mound, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba | Jōmon period, 3,000–2,000 BC | Gift of Mr. Sugihara Sōsuke, J-34544 | |||
Highlight | Bronze Bell ("Dōtaku") | Found in Mount Tsurikōjin, Shizuoka | Yayoi period, 1st–3rd century | Gift of Mr. Mizuno Tadahiro, J-828 | |||
Tomb Sculpture ("Haniwa"): Man in Formal Attire | Found at Yotsuzuka Tumulus, Gunma | Kofun period, 6th century | J-34320 | ||||
Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Footed Jar | Found at Takakura Shell Mound, Aichi | Yayoi period, 1st–3rd century | Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Yorisada, J-11614 | ||
Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Copy of a Chinese Mirror with a TLV Pattern and Beasts | Found at Samita Takarazuka Tumulus, Nara | Kofun period, 4th - 5th century | J-177 | ||
Beaked Helmet | Found at a tumulus in Chichibu City, Saitama | Kofun period, 6th century | J-730 |