Three-Legged Cooking Vessel with a Handle

銅製鐎斗

At a glance — Archaeological Object · Asuka period, 6th century · 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: Asuka period, 6th century
Date: 501–600
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-154990

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This vessel was used for heating liquids and features a lotus motif on its lid.

— 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-154990 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-154990
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Credit as recorded: Gift of the Ogura Foundation

Cite this page: “Three-Legged Cooking Vessel with a Handle（銅製鐎斗）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-154990. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/three-legged-cooking-vessel-with-a-handle/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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

Category: Archaeology:Media:Metal
Genre: Asian Archaeology
Material: Bronze
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
員数: 1口
分類: 東洋考古
品質形状: 青銅
法量: 全長39.9
種別: 考古:材質:金属

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