Location Hakui History and Folklore Museum
What Pottery Written with Ink Con Tell Us
- Display status
- No permanent display
- Period
- Nara and Heian Periods
- Form/Type
- Archaeological material
- Location
- Hakui City
A lot of pottery with characters written with ink have been unearthed at the Jike Site, indicating that there were literate people, such as officials, at the site. It is valuable research material when considering the characteristics of the site.
In addition to people, place and facility names, etc., lucky omen characters can also be found in the ink writing on the pottery. Many pottery vessels with the character “大” (great / large) written on them have been found at the Jike Site, and it is believed that they were special items used for the shrine's god-worshipping festivals, based on the nature of the site. Pottery with the character “冨” (wealth) was also found at the Chojagawa Site in Hyogo Town, indicating that there was a religious culture in which characters were written on pottery used for rituals to pray for wealth and happiness.
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A local history museum that opened in 1983. They collect materials that convey the history and culture of Hakui City (archaeological materials, historical materials, folk implements, etc.), preserve them, conduct research on them and display them publicly. The folk implements exhibition room on the first floor explains the tools used in Hakui's past way of living. The history exhibition room on the second floor displays valuable excavated items mainly from the Yoshisaki-Suba Site, a Nationally Designated Historic Site, and the Jike Site, as well as historical materials such as ancient documents. They also hold ancient experience classes and events such as magatama (comma-shaped stone bead) making and fire starting experiences. Please feel free to stop by and experience the history of Hakui.
38-1 Tsurutada, Tsurutamachi, Hakui, 925-0027 Google Maps
TEL 0767-22-5998 E-mail post@city.hakui.lg.jp
