Daily Tools of the Yayoi Period

Stone Rice Reaper, Found in Osaka City, Osaka, Yayoi period, 2nd–1st century BC

Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
September 6, 2022 (Tue) - March 5, 2023 (Sun)

In the Yayoi period (ca. 5th century BC–3rd century AD), polished stone and metal tools were introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula along with wet rice cultivation. Stone tools included rice reapers for harvesting, a range of polished axes and adzes for making wooden agricultural tools, and polished arrowheads that could have been used as weapons. These tools were subsequently made with iron.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 7 results

	Designation	Name	Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Wooden Hoe	Found at Nagasaki Site, Shizuoka	Yayoi period, 2nd century BC–3rd century AD	Lent by Shizuoka Prefectural Education Commission
Highlight		Tip of Bronze Spade Blade	Found in Fukuoka City	Yayoi period, 1st–3rd century	Gift of Mr. Nakahara Tasaburo, J-20238
Highlight		Stone Rice Reaper	Found in Osaka City, Osaka	Yayoi period, 2nd–1st century BC	J-36630-1
Highlight		Throwing Stone	Found in Saku City, Nagano	Yayoi period, 1st–3rd century	J-20227
Highlight		Octopus Trap Jar	Found at Yotsuike Site, Osaka	Yayoi period, 2nd century BC–3rd century AD	Gift of Mr. Maeda Chozaburo, J-10065
Highlight		Clay Spindle Whorl	Found at Takakura Site, Aichi	Yayoi period, 2nd century BC–3rd century AD	J-19187
Highlight		Carbonized Rice Grains	Found at Iwasaki Site, Fukuoka	Yayoi period, 1st–3rd century	J-36776

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