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Important Cultural Property

Bronze Bell (Dōtaku)

外縁付鈕式銅鐸
Bronze Bell (Dōtaku) (外縁付鈕式銅鐸)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Archaeological Object · Yayoi period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
200–1 BCE
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-96078

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Featuring a highly unusual combination of patterns, this bronze bell was discovered during construction work. A bronze mirror that was found with this bell helped to roughly date some other bells.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Bronze Bell (Dōtaku)（外縁付鈕式銅鐸）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-96078. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/bronze-bell-d-taku-96078/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Category: Archaeology:Media:Metal
  • Genre: Archaeology
  • Material: Bronze
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1個
  • 分類: 考古
  • 品質形状: 青銅製
  • 種別: 考古:材質:金属
  • 法量: 総高23.0cm 鐸身17.1cm 裾径11.7×7.9cm 重量794g

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