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Gangū (岩偶), sometimes translated as "stone figurines"[2] or "stone figures",[3] are the counterparts in stone to the clay dogū of Jōmon Japan.
Overview
[edit]The earliest-known stone figures from Japan include a "kokeshi-shape" figurine from the palaeolithic Iwato Site in Ōita Prefecture[4]: 49 and a number of Incipient Jōmon line-incised stones from Kamikuroiwa Iwakage Site in Ehime Prefecture.[5][6]: 164 Known in far fewer numbers than dogū, gangū have been found from contexts dating throughout the Jōmon period, with earlier examples being typically simpler in form.[7][8] They are generally made from stone that is relatively easy to work, including pumice, tuff, mudstone, and sandstone.[9] As with the clay dogū, many of those excavated were already broken in Jōmon times, likely indicative of some aspect of their ritual function.[8] More voluptuous examples with prominent breasts may represent a fertility goddess and/or relate to motherhood.[8]
Important Cultural Properties
[edit]One gangū has been designated an Important Cultural Property:
- Early Jōmon gangū (15.0 centimetres (5.9 in)) from Uchitai Site in Kosaka, Akita Prefecture (Keio University)[6]: 165 [10]
Other gangū
[edit]- Final Jōmon gangū (16.0 centimetres (6.3 in)) from Horowata, Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture (Japanese Folk Crafts Museum)[3][6]: 224 [11]
- Final Jōmon gangū (11.7 centimetres (4.6 in)) from Kannonbayashi Site in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture (Tachineputa Museum)[6]: 166 [8]
- Final Jōmon Kamegaoka culture gangū (9.8 centimetres (3.9 in)) from Towada, Aomori Prefecture (Kyushu National Museum)[12]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ 岩偶 [Gangū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ "Dogu: Objects for Prayer from the Jomon Period". Tokyo National Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- 1 2 Kaner, Simon, ed. (2009). The Power of Dogu: Ceramic Figures from Ancient Japan. The British Museum Press. pp. 129, 168. ISBN 978-0714124643.
- ↑ Yanagida, Toshio (2010). "Reevaluation of the Late Paleolithic Industries excavated at the Iwato site" (PDF). Bulletin of Tohoku University Museum. 9: 49–110.
- ↑ 上黒岩岩陰遺跡からの線刻礫 [Line-incised Stones from the Kamikuroiwa-Iwakage Site] (in Japanese). Ehime Prefectural Lifelong Learning Center. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Tokyo National Museum; NHK; The Asahi Shimbun, eds. (2018). 縄文―1万年の美の鼓動 [Jomon: 10,000 Years of Prehistoric Art in Japan] (in Japanese). NHK, The Asahi Shimbun.
- ↑ 岩偶 [Gangū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 岩偶 [Gangū] (in Japanese). Goshogawara City. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ 岩偶・土偶 [Gangū and Dogū] (in Japanese). Kagoshima Prefecture. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ 岩偶 [Gangū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ 岩偶 [Gangū] (in Japanese). Japanese Folk Crafts Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ 岩偶 [Gangū] (in Japanese). Kyushu National Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2025.