This is another kofun found within Omuro Park (大室公園) in Maebashi, Gunma. Although it's small for a keyhole kofun (in Japanese 前方後円墳 Zenpōkōenfun) at 38m, the abundance and variety of haniwa (the statues) make this one of the better kofun I've seen. Yes the haniwa are replicas, but they are arranged in the kind of […]
Ancient figurines (i.e. Haniwa) surround Shoufutago Kofun in Gunma, Japan – 小二子古墳 Read More »
This haniwa clay model of a horse from 6th-century Japan would have been buried in a tomb on ‘a very grand scale’, explains Japanese Art specialist Mark Hinton. Find out more at The decoration and detailing suggest it would have been made for a ‘very high-ranking person’, with tombs for such people often being ‘similar
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Enchanted riders, ghostly horses, and tortured souls round out this Halloween edition of the Ancient Art Podcast. The Art Institute of Chicago's new Weston Wing of Japanese Art showcases wonderful works from Japanese prehistory through present day. We wrap our head around the 5th and 6th century earthenware haniwa tomb figures of Japan's Kofun era,
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Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum March 7, 2014–June 8, 2014 "Haniwa" Join Japan Society Gallery Director Miwako Tezuka as she guides viewers through time and space to explore Japanese art, culture, and history using works from Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum as signposts along the
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