Final Jōmon domen (ICP) from Kamegaoka in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture (10.3 by 11.3 centimetres (4.1 in × 4.4 in)) (Tokyo National Museum)[1]

Domen (土面) or "clay masks"[2]: 34  are one of the ceramic artefact types of Jōmon Japan, alongside doban, dogū, and Jōmon pots.

Overview

Some 140 masks are known from the Jōmon period, including c. 120 of clay, ten of shell, and a handful in stone.[1] Mainly Late and Final Jōmon, they are particularly numerous in Tōhoku,[3] including from funerary contexts.[4] Some masks have holes for string for wearing; other smaller examples may have been placed on the forehead, hung on the chest, or carried in the hands.[1][3] Some masks may have been partly of clay, fitted with sections of wood, bark, or leather.[4] Styles include "goggle-eyed" (遮光器型土面), "tear-shedding" (涙を流す土面), and "crooked-nosed" (鼻曲がり土面) masks.[4]

Important Cultural Properties

Three domen have been designated Important Cultural Properties:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 土面 [Clay mask] (in Japanese and English). National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ Kaner, Simon, ed. (2009). The Power of Dogu: Ceramic Figures from Ancient Japan. The British Museum Press. ISBN 978-0714124643.
  3. ^ a b 土面 [Domen] (in Japanese). Sōma City. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c 縄文時代の土面について [About Jōmon Period Clay Masks]. Akita Prefecture. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b 土面／北海道千歳市真々地町ママチ遺跡第三一〇号土壙墓出土 [Domen Excavated from Pit Grave 310, Mamachi Site, Mamachi, Chitose, Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  6. ^ 土面 [Domen] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  7. ^ 土面 [Domen] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domen_(clay_mask)
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