Clay plate - Doban

Japanese: 土版 - どばん
Clay plate - Doban

These earthenware products developed mainly in the late Jomon period, mainly in the Tohoku region, as well as in the Kanto and Chubu regions (though some belong to the later period). They are oval or rectangular in shape, flattened and measuring a few centimeters to a dozen centimeters in length. The flat front and back are decorated with some kind of pattern. Many of them have motifs that roughly correspond to those of pottery. Some have faces on the upper half. There are also known examples with small holes on the upper edge, which were intended for hanging, leading to the interpretation that the clay tablet was worn as a talisman. They are relics with a magical nature. A similar type of relic is a rock tablet made from soft rock.

[Isamu Okamoto]

[Reference] | Rock plate

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

縄文時代のもっぱら晩期に、東北地方を中心に関東・中部地方に発達した土製品である(一部、後期に属するものもある)。楕円(だえん)形または長方形を呈し、大きさ(長さ)は数センチメートルから十数センチメートル程度で扁平(へんぺい)である。平坦(へいたん)な表裏面はなんらかの文様で飾られている。多くは土器型式のそれにほぼ対応するモチーフのものである。なかには上半部に顔面を表したものがみられる。また、上縁に小孔を有する例が知られているが、これは懸垂のためのものであり、この場合、土版は護符として佩用(はいよう)されたとする解釈を生んでいる。呪術(じゅじゅつ)的な性格をもつ遺物である。同種の遺物として、軟らかい岩石でつくられた岩版がある。

[岡本 勇]

[参照項目] | 岩版

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