| 释义 |
‖ dotaku, n. pl.|ˈdoːtaku|
Also dōtaku.
[Jap. dōtaku, f. dō copper, bronze + taku bell.]
Prehistoric Japanese bronze objects shaped like bells and usu. decorated with geometric designs or stylized scenes from life.
1911N. G. Munro Prehistoric Japan ix. 324 We consider the Dotaku to be adjuncts to the Yamato culture. 1951H. G. Henderson in H. Borton Japan xvi. 219 The few pictorial designs found on bronze mirrors and bells (dōtaku). 1966J. Rosenfield tr. Noma's Arts of Japan i. 12 The chief artistic remains of this period are its bronze weapons..and bronze bell-shaped objects called dōtaku. 1982Aikens & Higuchi Prehist. of Japan iv. 218 Over 350 dotaku have been found so far in southwestern Japan, and new discoveries are still being made. |