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Yayoi pottery

Japan tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Yayoi pottery (弥生土器 Yayoi doki) is earthenware pottery produced during the Yayoi period, an Iron Age era in the history of Japan traditionally dated 300 BC to AD 300. The pottery allowed for the identification of the Yayoi period and its primary features such as agriculture and social structure. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Excavation place of Yayoi pottery at Tsuchiyama town
Excavation place of Yayoi pottery at Tsuchiyama town
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Yayoi pottery (Yoshinogari Site)
Yayoi pottery (Yoshinogari Site)
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Yoshinogari Yayoi Village b098
Yoshinogari Yayoi Village b098
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Izumisakashita Yayoi pot detail
Izumisakashita Yayoi pot detail
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Ritual Yayoi potteries from Yoshinogari Site
Ritual Yayoi potteries from Yoshinogari Site
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Where to buy

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