Ishikushiro

Japanese: 石釧 - いしくしろ
Ishikushiro

It means a stone bracelet. However, the term ishi-kushiro is generally used to refer to bracelets made in Japan's Kofun period by using a potter's wheel to carve stones such as jasper or green tuff into a perfect circle. These are thought to be replicas of shell bracelets made from conch shells, and like the kuwagataishi and sharinseki stones, they are thought to have been distributed by the Kinai government to local chiefs. A considerable number of them have been excavated, having been discovered over a wide area from northern Kyushu to the Tohoku region, and they do not appear to be considered treasures. Many of them have fine radial lines carved into one side of the ring, but there is a great variety in the patterns. They are thought to be relics from the 4th century to the first half of the 5th century.

[Sadayuki Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

石製腕輪の意。ただし、一般に石釧の語は、日本の古墳時代に碧玉(へきぎょく)や緑色凝灰岩などの石材をろくろを使って正円形に加工してつくった腕輪をさして用いられることが多い。これは、イモガイ製の貝輪を模したものとされており、鍬形石(くわがたいし)や車輪石(しゃりんせき)と同様に、畿内(きない)の政権から各地の首長へ配布されたものと考えられる。出土数はかなり多く、北部九州から東北地方までの広い範囲にわたって発見されており、宝器としての性格はやや薄いようである。環体の一側面に細かい放射状の刻線を彫刻したものが多いが、文様にはかなりのバラエティーがある。4世紀から5世紀前半にかけての時期の遺物と考えられる。

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