Bronze Bell ("Dōtaku")

突線鈕式銅鐸

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)
Category: Archaeological Objects
Period: Yayoi period
Date: 1–300
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-89000

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This large bronze bell was not designed to be rung. Its decorative qualities indicate it was a ritual object.

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

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-89000 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-89000
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Bronze Bell ("Dōtaku")（突線鈕式銅鐸）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-89000. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/bronze-bell-d-taku/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Archaeology:Media:Metal
Genre: Archaeology
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74.1 鐸身51.2 裾径29.7×26.1 重量14310g

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