CORPUS OF EXCAVATED WOODEN ARTIFACTS Kinki Diistrict,Jomon to Kofun Period

NARA, 1993

 

PUBULICATIONS ON HISTORICAL MATERLALS, VOLUME XXXVI

 

CORPUS OF WOODEN ARTIFACTS

NARA NATIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

- 1993 -

 

CONTENTS

page

I Preface                            1

A Research methodology                           2

B Kinki District, Jomon to Kofun Period, edition                     8

II Artifacts                          9

A Tools                           10

1 Axe and adze hafts                11

2 Chisel handles                        23

3 Bow-drill handles                   23

4 Needles                                  23

5 Wedges                                  25

6 Mauls                                     25

B Agricultural implements                          26

1 Hoes and mudguards                           29

2 Spades and digging sticks                    69

3 Harrows                                               81

4 Paddy-field geta (clogs)                      85

5 Reapers                                 89

6 Sickles                                    91

7 Trowels and paddy-field sliding frames                            95

8 Mortars and work stands                     97

9 Pestles                                   103

10 Mallets                                 107

11 Implements for plaiting straw mats                               108

C Weaving implements                               111

1 Whorls                      111

2 Spools                      111

3 Looms                      114

D Carrying and transporting implements                                117

1 Carrying poles                                      117

2 Carrying frames                                   117

3 Sledges for transporting large rocks                                119

4 Boats                                     121

E Fishing implements                                  123

1 Oars                                       123

2 Bailers                                    126

3 Fishing floats                          126

4 Net frames                             127

5 Fish spears               128

F Weapons and saddlery                            128

1 Bows                                      128

2 Arrows and arrowheads                                     133

3 Sword and dagger parts                                    135

4 Spearhead and halberd shafts                           139

5 Shields                                   139

6 Breastplates                           141

7 Saddles                                  141

G Ornamental objects and symbols of authority                                   143

1 Geta (clogs)                           143

2 Combs                                    145

3 Ornamental hairpins                            147

4 Bracelets                                147

5 Parassol parts                        149

6 Honor sticks                           151

H Cooking and eating utensils                    153

1 Ladle-shaped utensils                          153

2 Chopping boards                                  153

3 Spoons                                   153

4 Ladles                                    155

5 Lipped bowls                          159

I Vessels                                       159

1 Bowls, vases and plates                      161

2 Pedestaled bowls                  161

3 Basins                                    163

4 Boxes hollowed out from single pieces of wood, with legs and lids                           165

5 Tub bottoms                          169

6 Hollowed out buckets and well linings               171

7 Circular boards                       172

8 Well buckets                          173

J Musical instruments                                 175

1 Koto                        175

2 Flutes                       181

K Ritual objects                            183

1 Weapon-shaped and parassol-shaped ritual objects                    185

2 Tool-shaped ritual objects                                 186

3 Animal-shaped ritual objects                             187

4 Boat-shaped and sledge-shaped ritual objects               189

5 Decorated boards                  191

6 Ritual markers                        191

L Miscellaneous tools, furniture and boxes               191

1 Fire-making tools                                 191

2 Potter's implements                             195

3 Handles and hooks                197

4 Stools                                     197

5 Tables                                    205

6 Boxes and boards                  205

M Ladders and building timbers                  209

1 Ladders                                 209

2 Doors, lintels and thresholds                             211

3 Rat entry prevention board                               213

N Unknown use                            215

O Addenda                     217

1 Stands for making thread                    217

2 Ceremonial fans                                   221

3 Baskets, other woven articles and artifacts made of bark                          222

Bibliography                                 224

III Sites                              231

A Mie Prefecture                           231

1 Jinbu                                      231

2 Kitahoriike                              231

3 Moridera                                232

4 Noso                                      233

B Shiga Prefecture                                     234

1 Morihama                               234

2 Asahi                                      235

3 Hariekawakita                        235

4 Hariekita                                236

5 Harienaka                              236

6 Shodenjiminami                     237

7 Sites found during construction of the JR Kosei line                      237

8 Shinanaka                              238

9 Kataoka                                 238

10 Kanegamorinishi                  238

11 Akanoiwan                           239

12 Yoshiminaka                         239

13 Hattori                                 239

14 Shimokurusu                        240

15 Doda                                    241

16 Shingai                                 241

17 Dainakanokominami                          241

18 Shogenji                               242

19 Myorakuji                             242

20 Matsubaranaiko                   242

21 Irienaiko (Nishino district)                  243

22 Irienaiko (Maruyoshi district)             243

23 Irienaiko (Gyojicho district)               243

24 Kamoda                               244

25 Kawasaki                             245

26 Takada                                 245

27 Kunitomo                             245

 

C Kyoto Prefecture                                     246

1 Furudono                               246

2 Shogaki                                  247

3 Taniuchi                                 247

4 Ishimoto                                248

5 Ota                                         248

6 Kitakanage                                          249

7 Okazaki                                  249

8 Toba                                      250

9 Fukakusa                                250

10 Fukakusabocho                    251

11 Hazukashi                            251

12 Nakakuze                             251

13 Kaide                                   253

14 Kamonden                           253

15 Hishida                                 254

16 Morimoto                             254

17 Higashitsuchikawanishi                      255

18 Shurishiki                              255

19 Imazato-Kurumazuka tumulus                        256

20 Imazato-kitanomati                           256

21 Shimohachinotsubo                           257

22 Hazama                               257

 

D Osaka Prefecture                                    257

1 Ama                                       256

2 Shibo                                      258

3 Higashinara                            258

4 Tarumiminami                        259

5 Takamiyahatcho                    260

6 Kariya                                    260

7 Morishoji                                261

8 Kami                                      261

9 Nagahara                               262

10 Uriwari                                 263

11 Kitoragawa                          264

12 Kitoragawa(Mizuhai)                         267

13 Shinke                                  267

14 Nishiiwata                            268

15 Uryudo                                 269

16 Koma                                   272

17 Wakaekita                            273

18 Yamaga                               273

19 Tomoihigashi                        276

20 Ikeshima                              277

21 Misono                                 277

22 Sado                                    278

23 Togo                                    278

24 Nakada                                278

25 Kyuhoji                                 279

26 Kameikita                             280

27 Kamei                                  281

28 Onji                                      284

29 Yaominami                           285

30 Funahashi                            285

31 Kawakita                              286

32 Mitsuzuka tumuli                  286

33 Ojinryo tumulus                    287

34 Ryonankita                           287

35 Mozuryonan                         288

36 Nisanzai tumulus                  288

37 Yotsuike                               288

38 Hirai                                     290

39 Kosaka                                 291

40 Nishiurabashi                       291

41 Ikegami                                291

42 Toyonaka                             294

43 Shimoikeda                          294

44 Wakihama                            295

45 Sangenya                             295

 

E Hyogo Prefecture                                    295

1 Hiroi                                       295

2 Tsutsue-Katabiki                    295

3 Miyaura                                  296

4 Yoshiikekita                            296

5 Koinumaru                             296

6 Yoro-Yanagase                      297

7 Hattancho                              297

8 Harima-Nagakoshi                 297

9 Harima-Gongen                     298

10 Higashikanki                         298

19 Shimosakabe                       302

11 Tamatsutanaka                    298

12 Yoshidaminami                     299

13 Shinpo (East area)               299

14 Ebisucho                              300

15 Kitaoogi                               300

16 Sakane                                 301

17 Haradanishi                          301

18 Tano                                    301

20 Shichigawa-Okitaminami                   302

 

F Nara Prefecture                                       302

1 Heijokyu area sites prior to palace construction                            302

2 Sairyuji area site prior to temple construction                               305

3 Heijokyo area site prior to palace construction               305

4 Heijokyo Suzakuoji (central main street) area site prior to palace construction                     306

5 Wani-Morimoto                      306

6 Furu                                       307

7 Kyunotsubo-Shimada                          308

8 Hoshizuka Number 1 and Number 2 tumuli                                   309

9 Byodobo-Iwamuro                 309

11 Higashiando                         309

11 Iwami                                   310

12 Karako-Kagi                         310

13 Sakate                                 312

14 Jurokusen-Yakkoji                312

15 Tani                                      313

16 Makimuku                            313

17 Shikishima (Shimoda district)                           315

18 Uenomiya               315

19 Daifuku                                316

20 Kibi (Okazaki district)                         316

21 Tsuboi                                  316

22 Kurodaike                            317

23 Soga                                    317

24 Shibu                                    317

25 Haniguchi-kyuryo tumulus                 319

26 Kamotsuba                          319

27 Tsujinoyama tumulus                         320

 

G Wakayama Prefecture                            320

1 Taya                                       320

2 Otoura                                   320

3 Narukami II                            320

4 Narukami V                            321

5 Inbe                                       321

6 Okamura                                321

7 Noda district                          322

8 Togo                                      322

9 Kasajima                                322

 

Appendix 1 List of sites yielding wooden artifacts                                    324

Appendix 2 Bibliography                                346