Excavated on the ruins of Heijō Imperial Palace, Nara-shi, Nara.
9th century.
Height 9.2 cm, Diameter 15.8 cm, Body 14.8 cm
Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.
This is an earthenware bowl or pot with a human face inscribed in ink on two sides. The ink is a little faded, but the human mask has a rather rough touch. As mentioned earlier, these human masks were used as Taoist ritual objects to ward off evil spirits.
