Dogu (Japanese: 土偶, IPA: [doɡɯː]; literally "earthen figure") are small humanoid and animal figurines made during the later part of the Jōmon period (14,000–400 BC) of prehistoric Japan. [a] Dogū come exclusively from the Jōmon period, and …

The so-called " dogū with palms pressed together " (合掌土偶, gasshō dogū) is a Japanese dogū or clay figurine of the late Jōmon period (c. 2000–1000 BC).

土偶 （日语： 土偶／どぐう Dogū * /?）是人形陶土製品， 日本 繩文時代 的代表性遺物。 早期即有發現，多數在中期以後。 到了繩文後期，土偶的製作漸少。 東日本 分布尤其密集，種類很多。 一般認為土偶是女性形象。 有的說法強調這與生殖和豐盈的生活有關，是宗教、咒術儀式的對象。 繩文時代的人們生活逐漸轉為定居，建造豎穴住居並進行栽培。 從同時代考古發現的大量祭祀遺跡推測，繩文人具有萬物皆有靈的宗教觀，它們崇拜自然、敬畏自然，有以精靈、自然靈為祭祀 …

2022年12月14日 · Dogū, which translates to “earthen figure,” are small clay figures with humanoid or animal features that were created towards the later part of the Jōmon period of prehistoric Japan. What makes dogū figurines so fascinating is that scholars do not know what these little figures were created for or what they represent.

2021年4月19日 · Dogū is a word created by the first Japanese archaeologists during the Meiji period (1868–1912) to simply suggest the idea of human-like figures (tama / gū 偶) made of clay (tsuchi / do 土). In many ways, dogū resemble other neolithic crafts, such as the Venus of Willendorf, which usually depict pregnant females.

2023年8月19日 · Dogū, in Japanese, literally means “earthen figure”—an accurate descriptor of what dogū are. Made from clay and ranging from about 4 to 12 inches in height, these figures are exclusively from the Jōmon period of Japan’s prehistory.

These dogu or “clay dolls”, fired at a low temperature (800°c.), are hollow. Their ritual use has not yet been clearly specified. They are usually found in tombs near villages, sometimes voluntarily broken and scattered, perhaps for prophylactic reasons.

2018年5月19日 · She is a yōkai hunter from the Jōmon period and ends up living with Makoto. Dogu-chan has a familiar/assistant named Dokigoro (Fig. 15), which is a sentient goggle-eyed dogū that transforms into magical (bikini) armor for its master. The sequel had another five girls wearing armors based on other types of dogū. Figure 15.

Clay figurines (dogū) of humans and animals were made throughout the Jōmon period, particularly during the latter half, and establish the beginnings of Japan’s sculptural tradition.

Dogū, abstract clay figurines, generally of pregnant females, made in Japan during the Jōmon period (c. 10,500 to c. 300 bce). Dogū are reminiscent of the rigidly frontal fertility figures produced by other prehistoric cultures.