Feature Exhibition: The Enshrinement of Bronzes in the Yayoi Period
January 2–February 4, 2024
Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 1F-2
Monday
*The museum will be open on Monday, January 8, and closed on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Entrance Until 4:30 p.m.)
Adult | 700 yen |
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University Student (ID required) |
350 yen |
The technology needed to work with iron and bronze was 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. This exhibition focuses on the ritual enshrinement and worship of bronze objects, 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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