Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Satsumon pottery
No.49
DescriptionSatsumon pottery
SiteSakaeura Ⅱ Site: from the fill of Pit House 11
Size (cm)H. 21.4
PeriodEarly Satsumon
Date8th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentSatsumon pottery was created under the strong influence of Haji ware in the northern Tohoku region, and spread throughout Hokkaido. This specimen is a typical example of the earliest stage, Stage a, according to Fujimoto’s chronology (1972), which covers the materials around the lower Tokoro River basin. The proportions are warped because it was secondarily heated.