ID 397990
Lot 18 | A LARGE HANIWA EARTHENWARE FIGURE OF A WARRIOR
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
LATE KOFUN PERIOD (6TH-7TH CENTURY)
Of low-fired reddish clay, modeled as a male figure wearing a hat and armor, the head applied with two long plaits of hair and a sword slung from his waist, painted on the armor and skirt in reddish brown pigment, the results of the report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N119s61 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
36 in. (91.4 cm.) high including wood stand
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
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