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Treasures of the Jōmon

Among Jōmon pottery and dogū, some have become National Treasures.

A National Treasure is a cultural property that the country has decided is the most important.

Flame-style pots and other pottery found at one site in Niigata Prefecture (the Sasayama site in Tōkamachi) are among them.

In 1999, this group of pots was designated a National Treasure together.

Flame-style pottery is lively pottery with ornaments shaped like flames.

There are five National Treasure dogū in all.

The "Jōmon Venus" of Nagano Prefecture is famous even among them.

The Jōmon Venus is a dogū in the shape of a plump woman, made about 5,000 years ago.

The "Goddess with a Mask" of Nagano Prefecture is a dogū with a face like a large mask.

The praying dogū of Aomori Prefecture is sitting with its hands pressed together.

The goggle-eyed dogū is not a National Treasure, but it is a very well-known dogū.

This dogū is an Important Cultural Property.

It got this name because its big eyes are shaped like snow goggles.

These treasures show us that the people of the Jōmon period had the skill to make beautiful things.

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