Editing Japanese art (section)

====Late and Final Jōmon period====
[[File:Dogu Miyagi 1000 BCE 400 BCE.jpg|thumb|[[Dogū]] figurine from the site Ebisuda of [[Ōsaki]], [[Miyagi prefecture]] (1000–400 BCE)]]
During the Late and Final Jōmon period (1500–300 BCE),<ref name="History of Japanese Art"/> the weather grew  colder, prompting settlers to move away from the mountains. The main food source was fish, which led them to develop fishing tools and techniques. In addition, the increase in the number of vessels suggests that each household had its own stock. Some vessels found during the Late and Final Jōmon Period were damaged which might indicate that they were used for rituals. In addition, figurines were found with distinctive fleshy bodies and goggle-like eyes.<ref name="History of Japanese Art"/>

'''Dogū figurines'''

[[Dogū]] ("earthen figure") are small humanoid and animal [[figurine]]s dated to the end of the [[Jōmon period]].<ref name="d" /> They were produced all over Japan, except [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]].<ref name="d">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Dijitaru Daijisen |title=土偶 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-07-20 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |trans-title=Dogū |oclc=56431036 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}</ref> According to some scholars, the ''dogū'' were [[Effigy|effigies]] of people and might have been used in   [[sympathetic magic]].<ref name="kokushi">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Kokushi Daijiten |title=土偶 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-07-21 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |trans-title=Dogū |oclc=683276033 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}</ref> ''Dogū'' are small [[clay]] figures, typically {{Convert|10 to 30|cm|abbr=off|frac=2}} high.<ref name="enc" /> Most are  female, with large eyes, small waists and wide hips.<ref name="d" /> Many have large bellies,  suggesting that they were [[mother goddess]]es.<ref name="enc">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Japan |title=Jōmon figurines |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-07-21 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |oclc=56431036 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}</ref>