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銅鐸: bell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period

銅鐸どうたく doutaku

bell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period
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A dōtaku is an object made of bronze, shaped like a bell.

Bronze ware includes bronze swords, bronze spears, bronze halberds, bronze mirrors, and bronze bells.

From the lesson 金属器の伝来

Dōtaku are thought to have been ceremonial tools of the Yayoi period.

From the lesson 銅鐸

The earliest dōtaku were small enough to hold in the hand.

From the lesson 銅鐸

In time dōtaku became larger, and some more than one meter tall were made.

From the lesson 銅鐸

It is said that the large dōtaku became objects to be looked at rather than listened to.

From the lesson 銅鐸

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