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Horizontal slits mark eyes and mouth, and a cylindrical hat is topped by two forward projections. The figure is broken below the hips, and wears a necklace of circular clay buttons. Ring earring on left side. Firing holes are located on both sides of the head and on the torso under the arms. Torso scored with vertical lines, and traces of white pigment can still be seen on hat and body.","remarks":"as per object file"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Handbook Entry","textentryhtml":"During the Kofun period, clay tomb sculptures known as <I>haniwa</I> (clay cylinders) were placed on earthen burial mounds. <I>Haniwa</I> ranged from plain to figural, the latter surmounted with figures, animals, or even complex architecture. Plain cylinders are characteristic of early burial sites, while figural <I>haniwa</I> are not found until the fifth century. The intended function of such sculptures, including this hollow figure with a necklace, earring, and belt, is still debated. One theory suggests that <I>haniwa</I> models served to mark and protect the boundary between the realms of the living and the dead. This figure has combed patterns along the torso, arms, and portions of the head, perhaps indicating clothing and hair. The headdress, arms, and necklace were decorated with white pigment, traces of which are still visible.","remarks":null},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"&nbsp;–1992&nbsp;Yanagi Kunio (Kyoto, Japan), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1992.","remarks":null},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"From the mid-third to the early sixth century, clay tomb sculptures, known as haniwa from the Japanese for “clay cylinder,” were set on top of earthen burial mounds called <i>kofun</i>. This is also the name given to the period during which they appear. Haniwa ranged in form from simple hollow tubes to figures of people and animals, and even complex architectural structures. Plain cylinders are characteristic of the earliest burial sites, while figural haniwa, such as this one adorned with necklace, earring, and belt, appeared only after the fifth century. The intended function of haniwa is still debated. One theory suggests that they served to mark and protect the boundary between the realms of the living and the dead. The striations along the torso, arms, and head of this figure may indicate clothing and hair. Traces of white pigment are still visible on the headdress, arms, and necklace, suggesting they were originally painted.\n","remarks":"ASIA3_13_CLA  Day 1 Cataloguing"}],"datebegin":500,"sortnumber":"1992    2y","published_date":"2026-02-11 10:36:50.427332","objectid":33721,"dimensions":"h. 50.0 cm., w. 25.3 cm., d. approx. 18.7 cm. (19 11/16 x 9 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)","on_view":true}