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Bronze Bell (Dōtaku)

外縁付鈕式銅鐸

At a glance — Archaeological Object · Yayoi period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Archaeological Objects
Period: Yayoi period
Date: 200–1 BCE
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-94598

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This [dotaku] features a stream design on the body and skillfully rendered deer on the handle.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-94598 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-94598
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Bronze Bell (Dōtaku)（外縁付鈕式銅鐸）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-94598. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/bronze-bell-d-taku-tokyo-national-museum/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Archaeology:Media:Metal
Genre: Archaeology
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
員数: 1個
分類: 考古
品質形状: 青銅製
種別: 考古:材質:金属
法量: 総高45.9cm 鐸身32.4cm 裾径23.9×16.5cm 重量6260g

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