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Excavated at Funada Site, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo.
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo. 6th century.
Height 27.0cm, Diameter 24.0cm, Bottom 9.0cm
Hachioji Municipal Museum of Local History.
This is a rice steamer with a hollow bottom, which was small and shallow before the 5th century.
This was a new change brought about by the advent of electric power. It is made of rolled-up clay and has a so-called “compound mouth rim” with the mouth rim folded back.