Jar, 1st–3rd century CE, Earthenware with raised decoration, 15 in. ( cm), Unlike the inhabitants of Japan during the preceding Jomon period, those of the Yayoi lived a more settled existence, due to the introduction of irrigated rice cultivation and metallurgy from the East Asian mainland. Pottery made during this period—which is defined by smooth surfaces, clean lines, and little or no decoration—differs noticeably from earlier examples, suggesting that Yayoi ceramic objects played more of a functional than ceremonial role., Japan, Japanese, Yayoi period (ca. 300 –ca. 300

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