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A pot on which the figurine (dogû) of a woman in labor has been depicted. Middle Jomon. Katsusaka style. H. 57.0 cm. Tsuganegoshomae Site, Yamanashi-ken. The practical use of this pot is secundary to its sculpture. The round body of the woman who looks like a dogû figurine seems to suggest that new life is on the point of being born. Sutamachô Board of Education, Yamanashi-ken.
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