Category:

Municipally Designated Tangible Cultural Property (Archaeological artifact)

Title:

Okuboryoke iseki shutsudo tokonameyaki ogame tsuke garasu kodama yonten

Large Tokoname-Ware Cooking Pot Unearthed at the Okubo-Ryoke Archaeological Site With Four Glass Kodama Beads

大久保領家遺跡出土常滑焼大甕附ガラス小玉4点

No. of features:

One pot

Designated:

March 30, 2010

Location:

In the custody of the Saitama City Museum (opens to new page)

2-1-2 Takahanacho, Omiya Ward

Owner:

Saitama City

Description:

This large Tokoname-ware vessel was excavated from the Okubo-Ryoke archaeological site in Sakura Ward.

Although Tokoname pottery is a quite common type of medieval Sueki ware that is found in archaeological sites throughout the city, this piece is perhaps the only unbroken specimen of its kind.

Even with a damaged rim, the high level of craftsmanship and beauty exhibited by this piece leads us to believe that it was made in the Muromachi period (1336-1573 C.E.).

Glass kodama beads and human remains were discovered inside the pot, suggesting its final use was funerary in nature.

Associated Texts:

“Survey Report on Saitama City’s Cultural Properties” (vol. 10)

This cultural artifact is occasionally put on public display. For more information, please contact the Saitama City Museum. Please be courteous towards other visitors and the site’s owners/curators when visiting this cultural property.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.jp/004/005/006/001/017/013/003/p010606.html