Jar in Shape of owl, Painted Earthenware 灰陶加彩鴟鴞形壺かいとうかさいしきょうがたこ

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鴟鴞とは梟の姿をした怪鳥。商時代の青銅器にこの形の器が盛んに作られている。夜の世界を支配する梟は、古代中国人に畏怖され、祭器の形にも取り入れられたのである。型で器を作り、胡粉を塗っている。かつては彩色されていたが、絵具は剥落している。冥界に送る死者にたむける酒が入れられていたのだろう。

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　The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. 　JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).

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January 9, 2026