Generally, it refers to clay products that depict human faces or similar features, but not many examples have been excavated. They can be broadly divided into two types. One type belongs to the middle to late Jomon period, and is made with hollowed-out eyes and mouths, and raised clay for noses and eyebrows. It is quite realistic. There are holes in the ears that are thought to be for attaching strings. These may have actually been used as masks. A set of clay products in the shape of ears, noses, and mouths excavated from a late pit at the Hatten ruins in Iwate Prefecture is thought to be part of a mask, and the main body may have been made of wood. The other type belongs to the late period, is circular, and measures 10 to 15 centimeters in diameter. The facial expression is similar to that of clay figurines. It is difficult to imagine that they were practical to use as masks. [Isamu Okamoto] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
一般には、人面またはそれらしいものを表した土製品をいうが、出土例はあまり多くはない。大きく二つに分けられる。一つは、縄文時代の中・後期に属するもので、目や口をくりぬいて表現し、鼻・眉毛(まゆげ)などは隆起した粘土で表す。かなり写実的である。耳の部分に紐(ひも)をつけるためと思われる孔(あな)があけられている。これらは実際に仮面として用いられた可能性がある。岩手県八天(はってん)遺跡の後期の土壙(どこう)内から出土した耳・鼻・口をかたどった土製品のセットは、仮面の部分であり、その本体は木製ではなかったかと考えられている。他の一つは、晩期に属するもので、円形を呈し、直径10~15センチメートルの大きさである。顔面の表現は土偶のそれと似ている。仮面としての実用性は考えがたい。 [岡本 勇] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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