Fishing Tools of the Kofun Period
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Fishhooks
Found at the Maebashi Tenjin'yama Tumulus, Gunma, Kofun period, 4th century (Important Cultural Property)Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 12, 2023 (Tue) - June 23, 2024 (Sun)In the early phase of the Kofun period, people adopted the same fishing methods that had been in use since the preceding Yayoi period. This section of the gallery introduces the fishing culture of the early phase of the Kofun period through objects such as iron fishhooks that were buried with the deceased in a tumulus, as well as clay fishnet sinkers and ceramic octopus traps.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Fishhooks | Found at the Maebashi Tenjin'yama Tumulus, Gunma | Kofun period, 4th century | J-38398-15 | ||
| Highlight | Octopus Trap | Found at the Shōnai Site Osaka | Kofun period, 3rd century | Gift of Mr. Hashimoto Sotaro, J-23890 | |||
| Highlight | Fishnet Sinkers | Found in Hakata City, Fukuoka | Kofun period, 4th century | J-7766 |