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Matsuyama
Archaeological Museum at Matsuyama City
- 『掘ったぞな 文京遺跡』
January 26, 2008 - March 30, 2008
TŌKYŌ
Tōkyō National Museum
- Jomon Pottery from Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures
December 11, 2007 - February 3, 2008
The Koshin region, which is now Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures, was one of the areas where the
Jomon culture fully developed. The Middle Jomon period (ca. 3000-2000 BC), when pottery vessels were
highly decorated, was marked by common vessel shapes and decorative designs that have been found
over vast geographical areas. This has lead archaeologists to consider that information on pottery
was widely distributed during this period. Influences of Daigi type pottery, which was developed in
the Southern Tohoku region and feature whirl design motifs, can be found in the Kanto and Koshin
regions. In the Kanto and Koshin regions during the Middle Jomon period, Otamadai type, Kasori E
type, Katsuzaka type and Sori type pottery, each with common designs, are known to have distributed
in wide areas. These types influenced each other, giving rise to various blends of pottery styles.
The exhibition is held as part of the Tokyo National Museum's archaeological objects exchange loan
program and features objects borrowed from the Nagano Prefectural Museum of History and Yamanashi
Prefectural Museum of Archaeology, together with pottery from the Tama Region of Tokyo for
comparison, to present an example of regional exchange during the Middle Jomon period.
(from the Website of the museum)
ŌSAKA
Ōsaka Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum
- 国土を拓いた金物たち
December 14, 2007 - January 14, 2008
Last modified: 15.07.2008