NARA NATIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORPUS OF EXCAVATED WOODEN ARTIFACTS Kinki District, 7th to 13th Centuries

NARA, 1984

 

PUBLICATIONS ON HISTORICAL MATERIALS, VOLUME XXVII

 

CORPUS OF WOODEN ARTIFACTS

NARA NATIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

-1984-

CONTENTS

 

Page

I Preface                           1

II Artifacts                          5

1. Implements                              5

A. Axes and Adzes                   6

B. Hammers                             6

C. Mallets                                 7

D. Trowels                                7

E. Wedges                                7

F. Carpenter's Inkpots              8

G. Ink Marking Sticks 8

H. Knives                                  8

I. Sheathes of Knives                             10

J. Hafts of Spear-shaped Planes            10

K. Chisel Handles                     11

L. Saw Handles                        11

M. Drills Handles                       12

N. Brush Handles                     12

O. Spatulas                               13

P. Pegs                                     13

Q. Needles                               14

R. Tacks and Washers                            14

S. Paddles                                15

 

2. Agricultural Implements                         15

A. Spades                   15

B. Hoes                      16

C. Boards for Smoothing Paddy Fields                  17

D. Horse-drawn Toothed Hoes                            17

E. Sickles                    17

F. Long Bladed Axe Handles                  18

G. Club Handles                                      19

H. Treadle-type Pestles                          19

I. Pestles                    19

J. Weights                  20

K. Paddy Field Clogs                 20

 

3. Weaving Implements               21

A. Reels                      21

B. Whorls                    24

C. Looms                    25

 

4. Transport Implements                            25

A. Vehicle Wheels                    25

B. Yokes                      26

 

5. Fishing Implements                                26

A. Net Frames and Handles                   26

B. Floats                     27

C. Leisters                  27

D. Oars                       27

 

6. Weapons                    27

A. Bows                      27

B. Whistles for Singing Arrows                27

C. Sheath Guards                     28

D. Swords                   28

E. Shields                    28

 

7. Articles of Dress                       29

A. Fans                       29

B. Combs                    31

C. Decorative Pins                    32

D. Straw Sandles                      33

E. Shoes                     33

F. Clogs                      35

 

8. Containers                  39

A. Containers Turned on Lathes                           39

B. Containers Made by Hand                 45

C. Round Magemono [Containers Made from Bent Slats of Cypress]                          47

D. Magemono with Handles                   53

E. Oval Magemono                                 54

F. Rectangular Magemono                     55

G. Handles, Hafts and Frames                56

H. Lids                        57

I. Stoppers                  59

 

9. Baskets and Woven Item                       59

 

10. Dining Utensiles                      60

A. Carved Spoons                     60

B. Spoon-shaped Utensiles                    61

C. Ladles                    63

D. Deformed Ladles                 64

E. Chopsticks                            64

F. Pestles for Mashing                             64

G. Cutting Boards                     64

 

11. Writing Implements                65

A. Calculating Sticks                 65

B. Measures                             65

C. Blocks for Prints                   66

D. Brush Holders                      66

E. Name Seals                          67

 

12. Toys and Musical Instruments                            67

A. Koto Bridges                        67

B. Tops                       68

 

13. Ritual Implements                                69

A. Ceremonial Boundary Markers                         70

B. Plaques (Human Figure, Frontal, Full Length)                             74

C. Plaques (Human Figure, Profile, Full Length)                79

D. Plaques (Human Head)                     80

E. Human Figurines                                81

F. Sword-shaped Ritual Implements                    82

G. Knife-shaped Ritual Implements                      84

H. Double-edged sword-shaped Ritual Implements                        85

I. Arrowhead-shaped Ritual Implements                           85

J. Plane-shaped Ritual Implements                      86

K. Sickle-shaped Ritual Implements                     86

L. Long Bladed Axe-shaped Ritual Implements                 86

M. Clog-shaped Ritual Implements                      86

N. Spade-shaped Ritual Implements                   87

O. Boat-shaped Ritual Implements                      87

P. Horse-shaped Ritual Implements                     87

Q. Ox-shaped Ritual Implements                         88

R. Bird-shaped Ritual Implements                       89

S. Phallus-shaped Ritual Implements                   90

T. Ritual Implements in the Shape of Buddhist Ritual Implements                91

 

14. Parts for Architectural Models                            92

 

15. Miscellaneous                         93

A. Bases for Fire-drills                             93

B. Hooks                     94

C. Well Buckets                        94

D. Grass Brooms                       94

E. Locks                      94

F. Stands                     95

G. Lampstands                          95

 

16. Parts                         95

A. Furniture Legs                      95

B. Table Tops                           96

C. Sockets for Table Legs                       96

D. Bases for Chests                                97

E. Legless Bases for Chests                    97

F. Boxes and Chests                               98

G. Miscellaneous                                     99

 

17. Use Unknown                         103

 

III Sites                              111

1. Mie Prefecture                          111

A. Shimogoori                           111

 

2. Shiga Prefecture                      111

A. Sites Found During the Construction of the JNR Kosei Line                       111

B. Nobatake                             112

C. Anoo                      112

D. Shimodera Kannondoo                      113

E. Yaguraguchi                         113

F. Shimotsuri                            113

G. Hattori                                 113

H. Kunabe                                114

I. Koosooji                                114

J. Juurichoo                              114

K. Busshooji                             114

L. Hariekita                               115

M. Iinagata                               115

N. Kamo                                   115

 

3. Kyoto Prefecture                                    116

A. Nagaoka-kyo (Nagaoka Capital)                     116

B. Heian-kyo (Heian Capital)                               121

C. Ninnaji Nan'in                                    126

D. Conjectural Site of the Sonshooji                     126

E. Ooyabu                                126

F. Nakakuze                             127

G. Nakatomi                             127

H. Toba Detached Palace                      128

I. Shimobata                            130

J. Sadanoyama                        131

K. Furudono                             131

 

4. Osaka Prefecture                                   131

A. Hasamiyama                        131

B. Naniwa-no-miya (Naniwa Palace)                   132

C. Kamei                                   133

D. Gungeimashiro                     133

E. Kamitabe                             133

F. Daizooshi                134

 

5. Hyogo Prefecture                                   134

A. Yoshida-minami                                 134

B. Deai                                     135

C. Kamiharada                         136

D. Hattanchoo                         136

E. Temple Site at Tsujii                           136

F. Sakane                                 137

G. yamagaki                             137

H. Himetani                              137

 

6. Nara Prefecture                       137

A. Kawaradera                         137

B. Yamadadera                        138

C. Temple Site at Wada                         138

E. Asuka-kyo                            139

F. Fujiwara-kyu (Fujiwara Palace)                       139

G. Fujiwara-kyo                        143

H. Kashiwara                            144

I. Makimuku                              144

J. Furu                                       144

K. Byakugooji                           145

L. Heijo-kyu (Nara Palace)                    145

M. Heijo-kyo                             162

 

7. Wakayama Prefecture                           170

A. Sites in Noda District                          170

 

Appendix 1 List of Sites Yielding Wooden Artifacts                    173

 

Appendix 2 Bibliography                                186