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CERAMICS
Various Properties

229 * The result of an Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test
(sample no. N117b96, dated 28 February 2017) is consistent with the
A HANIWA STANDING EARTHENWARE FEMALE FIGURE, dating of this lot.
PROBABLY A SHAMANESS
Kofun period (3rd-7th century), Kanto Region, circa 500-600 For female haniwa figures with head decorations, two of them with
The hand-built and paddled reddish earthenware hollow figure of necklaces, see Miki Fumio, Haniwa, Nihon no bijutsu, 19, Tokyo,
typical form, rising from a slightly convex base, the skirt, base, and Shibundo, November 1967, pls.132-134, excavated in Tochigi and
lower body with vertical striations and circular openings, the face Gunma Prefectures.
represented by three openings for the eyes and mouth, the nose and
ears simply modelled, wearing a necklace, the arms held out parallel
with the shoulders, a jar in her left hand and a ritual implement in her
right, a boss in the centre of her chest; with an inscribed wood storage
box and wood stand. 73cm (28¾in) high. (4).

£10,000 - 15,000
JPY1,500,000 - 2,200,000
US$13,000 - 20,000

132 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.