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Spouted Vessel

注口土器
Spouted Vessel (注口土器)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Archaeological Object · Heian period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1000
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-114740

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Clay vessels with round, decorative bumps were widely produced in northeastern Japan over 3,000 years ago. This one has a phallic spout, suggesting it may have been used in fertility rituals.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Spouted Vessel（注口土器）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-114740. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/spouted-vessel/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Archaeology
  • Material: Earthenware
  • Category: Archaeology:Media:Earthenware, stoneware, porcelain
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1個
  • 分類: 考古
  • 品質形状: 土製
  • 種別: 考古:材質:土・陶・磁
  • 法量: 高21.3 口径9.6 ; 注口部 胴径29.9

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