ishigata　石型

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

A method of metal casting where the form of the desired object was carved into a sandstone mould, and molten metal was poured into the carved hollow. This technique was used in Yayoi period to make bronze swords, spears and halberts. It was also used to make many early examples of doutaku 銅鐸 (bell-shaped objects) with a ritual function. Later examples are thought to have been made using a clay mould.

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