Dōtaku

The dōtaku (銅鐸) are Japanese bell S melted in a Bronze relatively not very thick and richly ornamented. Oldest dōtaku having been found dates from 2nd - 3rd century century after J-C, (what corresponds approximately at the end of the era Yayoi), and was used almost only for ritual decorations. Richly ornamented reasons representatives of the elements of nature and animals (whose dragonfly, the religueuse mante or spider), the historians think that the dōtaku were used for the prayers to have a good harvest. Indeed the animals appearing were there enemies naturalness of the parasites attacking the Rizière S.

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