Excavated at Ohishima, Kasaoka-shi, Okayama. 8th century.
8th century.
Height: (jar) 6.0cm (oven) 7.8cm
Kasaoka City Museum of Local History.
In the latter half of the 5th century, the electric heater was introduced along with the introduction of Sue ware and became established in western Japan as a combination of a handled pot and a large jar. In the Kofun period, small temporary vessels modeled after the Den were often offered to the dead, and in the Nara period (710-794), even smaller imitations of the Den were made for ritual use. Three such vessels were found among many other artifacts on Ohbishima Island.
