Haniwa tomb figure of a shaman
Haniwa tomb figure of a shaman

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Haniwa tomb figure of a shaman,

6th century

Japanese
Kofun period, 300–710 CE
2016-1229
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Museum as Muse: Haniwa

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Title
Haniwa tomb figure of a shaman
Dates

6th century

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 28.0 cm., w. 19.0 cm., d. 13.3 cm. (11 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1229
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Period
Kofun
Type
tomb figures, funerary art, ceramics, haniwa
Subject
figures (representations)

– Mathias Komor (New York, NY), sold to Gillett G. Griffin (Princeton, NJ).
–2016 Gillett G. Griffin (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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