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Which is your Favorite Animal Haniwa?

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All works are in the Tokyo National Museum Collection.
Monkey Haniwa (Important Cultural Property) is exhibited in the “Flourishing of Haniwa Figures” section of the Heiseikan Japanese Archaeology Gallery (July 24, 2012 (Tue) - December 16, 2012 (Mon)).
The other works are exhibited in “The World of Animal Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figurines) ” (Heiseikan Japanese Archaeology Gallery; July 3, 2012 (Tue) - October 28, 2012 (Sun).

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Aquatic Bird <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (1) Aquatic Bird Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From the tomb perhaps of the Emperor Ojin, Habikino-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 5th century

 

Aquatic Bird <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (2) Aquatic Bird Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From the tomb perhaps of the Emperor Ojin, Habikino-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 5th century

 

Cockerel <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (3) Cockerel Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From Niwatorizuka Tumulus, Mooka-shi, Tochigi
(Gift of Mr. Hashimoto Shozaburo and others)

 

Cockerel <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (4)

Cockerel Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)　
From Akabori-chausuyama Tumulus, Isesaki-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 5th century

 

Dog <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (5) Dog Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From Sakaikamitakeshi, Isesaki-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 6th century

 

Wild Boar <i>Haniwa</i> (Important Cultural Property) (6) Wild Boar Haniwa
From Sakaikamitakeshi, Isesaki-shi, Gunma, Kofun period, 6th century (Important Cultural Property)

 

Wild Boar <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (7) Wild Boar Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From Sakai-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 5th century
(Gift of Mr. Ito Fukuji and Mr. Tachibana kiichiro)

 

Wild Boar <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (8) Wild Boar Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From Abiko-shi, Chiba, Kofun period, 6th century

 

Deer <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (9) Deer Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From Tsukahara, Tsubaki-shi, Ibaraki, Kofun period, 6th century

 

重文 埴輪 馬 埼玉県熊谷市上中条日向島出土 古墳時代・6世紀 (10) Horse Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From Kumagaya-shi, Saitama, Kofun period, 6th century (Important Cultural Property)

 

Horse <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (11) Horse Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure)
From Oizumimachi, Gunma, Kofun period, 6th century

 

Monkey <i>Haniwa</i> (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (Important Cultural Property) (12) Monkey Haniwa (Terracotta Tomb Figure) (Important Cultural Property)
From Namegata-shi, Ibaraki, Kofun period, 6th century


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