Feature Exhibition: The Sacred Function of Bronzes in the Yayoi Period

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Feature Exhibition: The Sacred Function of Bronzes in the Yayoi Period

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Description of Exhibition

General Information

Exhibition Title: Feature Exhibition: The Sacred Function of Bronzes in the Yayoi Period

Period: January 2–February 4, 2024

Venue: Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 1F-2

Transportation: JR, Kintetsu Railway, Keihan Railway, Hankyu Railway, City Bus / Map

Closed: Mondays
*The museum will be open on Monday, January 8, and closed on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Museum Hours: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Entrance Until 4:30 p.m.)
Open until 7:00 p.m. on Fridays (Entrance Until 6:30 p.m.)
Extended Evening Hours: Fridays, January 2 to March 24, 2024

Admission

Adult	700 yen
University Student (ID required)	350 yen

Admission fee includes admission to all galleries in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing.
Admission is free for high school students and other youths age 0 – 17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
Admission for school groups: Admission to the Collection Galleries is free for elementary school, middle school, and high school students on school fieldtrips as well as teachers serving as their guides.

Catalogue: For availability and purchasing information, see Exhibition Catalogues and Related Publications

Description of Exhibition

The technologies needed to work with iron and bronze were introduced to the Japanese archipelago almost simultaneously during the Yayoi period (ca. 5th c. BCE–ca. 3rd c. CE). While iron was mainly used for functional purposes such as tools, bronze was reserved for ritual objects. Yayoi culture developed a wide range of bronze bells, swords, spears, axes, and other ritual wares, which are predominantly found in the Kinki and Kyushu regions.
While bronze objects originated on the mainland, they underwent unique transformations within Japan, eventually evolving into implements essential for rituals. This exhibition focuses on the use of bronze objects in sacred rituals, tracing the development of the distinctive bronze culture of the Yayoi period.

Important Art Object
Dōtaku Ritual Bell with Flowing Water Design
Kyoto National Museum

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