Japan, Middle Jomon period Storage Jar About 3000-2000 B.C. Earthenware with modeled and impressed decor 22 inches wide, 21-1/4 inches high The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund 82.9.1

Resources on the World Wide Web

http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~eshaw/asiatime.html

History, high reading level, SE Asia timeline from 8000BBC to 1500 BC

http://www2.gol.com/users/steve/prehist/news38.htm

Archaeology, High school reading level, The Japan Times article about the archaeological Sannai Murayama site from the middle Jomon period, includes map, photos, and timeline

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/special/jomon/index.htm

Archeology and Art History, All reading levels, covers daily life during Jomon period in many interactive ways good graphics, includes computer graphic recreation of Jomon settlement, map, chronology, and information about archeological sites and artifacts

http://www.muse.or.jp/QTVRMov/jomon/prolog.html

Art History and Archaeology, Low text requires computer savvy, Quick time videos provide virtual inspection of ceramic objects from 9 archeological digs of the Jomon Period

http://www.kyohaku.go.jp//mus_dict/hd32e.htm

Archaeology and art history, For Young readers, Kyoto Museum's Dictionary for young people page about Jomon vessels covers process and history, images from their collection, well organized with useful information

http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jart-fine.html

Art History, High school reading level, a chronology of Japan's art movements with links throughout

Resources in Print

Klein, Adalbert. A Connoisseur's Guide to Japanese Ceramics. London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1984.

Koyama, Fujio. The Heritage of Japanese Ceramics, trans. John Figgess. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1973; originally published in Japanese, 1967.

Mason, Penelope. History of Japanese Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993.

 

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