On the whole, it can be said that a characteristic of this period's pottery is that the surface was covered with such various patterns, including what is called "jomon" (a straw-rope pattern, or a cord mark), that the pottery can be considered being too decorative.
全般的な特色として言えることは、いわゆる縄文（縄紋とも書く）をはじめとした各種文様で器面を加飾し、全体に装飾過剰の気味があることである。