Haniwa in Western Japan:
Findings from the Tombs of the Great Kings in the Kinai Area
Findings from the Tombs of the Great Kings in the Kinai Area
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Wild Boar, Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figurine), From Aoyama No.4 Tumulus, Fujiidera-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 5th century (Rent by Chikatsu Asuka Museum, Osaka)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
September 9, 2014 (Tue) - December 7, 2014 (Sun)This exhibition will focus particularly on haniwa from the Kinai region - where the "Great King" burial mounds are concentrated - and explore their development, visual characteristics, and the combinations in which they appeared. It will feature objects from the Furu'ichi burial mounds in Osaka Prefecture, lent to us by the Chika'tsu Asuka Museum as part of a program for the reciprocal lending of archeological objects.
Current exhibit includes:
Boat, Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figurine), From Saitobaru Tumulus, Miyake, Saito-shi, Miyazaki, Kofun period, 5th century (Important Cultural Property)
House with Hipped and Gabled Roof Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Ornament), From Tobi, Sakurai-shi, Nara, Kofun period, 5th century (Important Cultural Property)
Wild Boar, Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figurine), From Aoyama No.4 Tumulus, Fujiidera-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 5th century (Rent by Chikatsu Asuka Museum, Osaka)
Kneeling Man, Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure), From Iwami, Miyake-cho, Nara, Kofun period, 6th century
Head of Tattooed Man Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure), From Iwami, Miyake-cho, Nara, Kofun period, 6th century
Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Ornament), House with a hipped roof, Excavated from Iwami, Miyake-cho, Nara, Kofun period, 6th century