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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MIRIAM S. POSER
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AN EARTHENWARE STORAGE VESSEL
Jomon period (10,000-300 BC), first millennium BC
Of low-fired reddish clay with specks of mica throughout, the cylindrical
body decorated with impressed cord marks and incised vertical straight
and wavy lines, the rim finished with a sculptural flourish with three peaks
pierced with circular openings
14 1/2in (36.8cm) high
$3,000 - 4,000
Provenance
Purchased from Mayuyama and Co. Ltd., Tokyo, April 17, 1992

This jar was excavated in Chiba Prefecture.
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AN EARTHENWARE HANIWA HEAD
Kofun period (circa 300-593), 5th/6th century
Of low-fired reddish clay possibly modelled as a shamaness, with the
remains of a tall hat and a bead necklace, the surface decorated in a
“comb-tooth” pattern, set on a wood stand
8in (20.3cm) high (head only), 16 3/8in (41.6cm) high overall
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
Purchased from Honeychurch Antiques, Seattle, July 23, 2004

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