page_title: Jōmon pottery
hierarchical_section_title: Jōmon pottery
caption_attribution_description: English: Exhibit in the Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan. This artwork is old enough so that it is in the public domain. This object serve for the cover illustration of Acient Jomon of Japan, Junko Habu, Cambridge, 2004.&#160;: "Fire Flame" style pottery excavated at the Middle Jomon Sasayama site, Niigata Prefecture. Tokamachi City Museum. H. 45 cm.&#160;?
context_page_description: The Jōmon pottery is a type of ancient earthenware pottery which was made during the Jōmon period in Japan. The term "Jōmon" means "rope-patterned" in Japanese, describing the patterns that are pressed into the clay.
context_section_description: The Jōmon pottery (縄文土器, Jōmon doki) is a type of ancient earthenware pottery which was made during the Jōmon period in Japan. The term "Jōmon" (縄文) means "rope-patterned" in Japanese, describing the patterns that are pressed into the clay.
caption: Jomon vessel 3000–2000 BCE, Flame-style Pottery [de; ja; pl](Flamboyant Ceramic, Kaen-doki)
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