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A HANIWA TERRACOTTA FIGURE JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART | 91
Kofun period (c. 593-710), 6th/7th century
The truncated figure with knob-like ears adorned with large hoop
earrings and a broad chin, the surface scraped and paddled smooth,
with traces of mica, with a wood stand and fitted wood storage box
12in (30.5cm) high (figure only); 14 1/4in (36.1cm) high overall
US$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo, 1957
6206
A HANIWA TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A SHAMANESS
Kofun period (c. 590-710), 6th/7th century
The bust of low-fired reddish clay with traces of mica, the figure shown
with her hands on her hips and wearing a cap, with traces of earrings
and a necklace, the surface with lightly incised lines; with a wood
stand and a fitted wood storage box
16 7/8in (42.8cm) high (figure only); 23 1/8in (58.8cm) high overall
US$3,500 - 4,500
Provenance
Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo, 1957
6207
A KO-SETO HEISHI (FLASK)
Kamakura (1185-1333) or Muromachi (1333-1573) period,
14th-15th century
The stoneware body decorated with impressed designs of five-petal
flowers below a shoulder band of incised double-lines and floating
lotus petals, all covered in a caramel-brown glaze of ash and iron-
oxide rich slip stopping short of the flat base
9in (22.8cm) high
US$10,000 - 15,000
