Special Exhibition: “Ancient Tagami and Kakuma — Exploring the Past through Wooden Tablets and Ink‑Inscribed Pottery”

Event Details

The Kanazawa University Museum is holding a special exhibition titled “Ancient Tagami and Kakuma — Exploring the Past through Wooden Tablets and Ink‑Inscribed Pottery.”

In the Nara and Heian periods, when paper was a precious resource, people wrote characters on wooden slips known as mokkan. These were used for various purposes, including tags for goods, administrative documents, and writing practice. Mokkan excavated from palace and government sites bear inscriptions such as “Tagami‑go,” “Kaga,” and “Enuma District, Echizen Province,” names that remain familiar in our region today. Similarly, excavated artifacts known as ink‑inscribed pottery (bokusho doki) and incised pottery (kokusho doki) also reveal connections between ancient communities and the present‑day local area.

This special exhibition interprets and explains the ancient history of the university’s surrounding region through these excavated written materials—mokkan and ink‑inscribed pottery.

【Related Event】
FY2026 Kanazawa University Museum Special Lecture “Considering Tagami and Kakuma Through Ancient Materials”

〈Date and Time〉Saturday, October 3, 2026, 13:00–15:00    *After the lecture, a museum tour will be held.
〈Venue〉Central Library / Museum Building    3rd Floor AV Room and 2nd Floor Exhibition Room
〈Eligibility〉Open to all. No prior reservation required.
〈Lecturers〉Associate Professor Masafumi Yoshinaga    Faculty of International Studies, Institute of Human and Social Sciences / Director, Research and Survey Division, Kanazawa University Museum
Assistant Professor Atsushi Matsunaga    Director, Education and Exhibition Division, Kanazawa University Museum

We look forward to welcoming you to the museum.

Contact

Kanazawa University Museum    TEL: 076‑264‑5215    E-mail: museum(a)adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp    *Please replace (a) with @.