Buring Vase with Applied Decoration, Celadon 青磁神亭壺せいじしんていこ

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壺の上に楼閣をのせた器を神亭壺、魂瓶という。墓室の隅に置かれ、亡き人の魂が宿るところからその名が付けられている。この神亭壺は3層式で、各層には屋根がせり出し、屋根の上には鳥がいる。鳥は豊穣を意味するとともに、死者の魂を天空に運ぶ役目をすると考えられている。胴の周りには鬼面が5つ配されている。一種の魔除けである。この神亭壺は3～4世紀にのみみられ、南朝時代には姿を消す。

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January 9, 2026