The other examples of inscription in the Kofun period which seem to have been made in Japan and has a lot of letters are an inscription of long sword (75 letters) unearthed from Eta Funayama Tumulus in Kumamoto Prefecture and an inscription of mirror (48 letters) owned by Sumida Hachimangu Shrine in Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture.
日本で作られたと考えられる古墳時代の他の銘文について字数が多い例は、熊本県江田船山古墳出土の大刀銘75字、和歌山県橋本市隅田八幡宮所蔵の鏡銘48字などがある。 |