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No. 5 Dōtaku (hanging bell-shaped bronze ware) from Sakuragaoka

Unknown Japanese maker of Bronze wareBC 2nd century - AD 1st century

Kobe City Museum

Kobe City Museum
24 Kyo-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan

Fourteen "Dotaku" bronze bells and seven halberds were excavated by coincidence at "Sakuragaoka", a hillside of Mt. Rokko in Nada ward, Kobe in 1964. They are supposed to be cast in the middle Yayoi period (from the BC 2nd to the AD 1st century). Among these dotakus, No. 4 and 5, on which figures of humans and animals were cast, are especially valuable. They are considered as the oldest drawings in a certain manner in the Japanese art history.

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  • Title: No. 5 Dōtaku (hanging bell-shaped bronze ware) from Sakuragaoka
  • Creator: Unknown Japanese maker of Bronze ware
  • Creator Lifespan: BC2nd century - 1st century
  • Creator Nationality: Japan
  • Date: BC 2nd century - AD 1st century
  • Physical Dimensions: h39.4 cm
  • Type: Bronze ware
  • External Link: 「桜ヶ丘5号銅鐸(絵画銅鐸)」の日本語情報
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