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Burial-jars were occasionally used, as were also sarcophagi of clay or terracotta, the latter chiefly in the provinces of Bizen and Mimasaka, probably because suitable materials existed there in special abundance.
Sometimes these burial-jars are kept in the family dwelling a rather gruesome article of furniture to the European mind but more often they are deposited in a grave-house, a small, fantastically decorated hut or shed which serves as a family vault.
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