Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
A Haniwa terracotta of a warrior | Kofun period, 6th-7th century
Lot Closed
November 5, 03:16 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Haniwa terracotta of a warrior
Kofun period, 6th-7th century
of low fired reddish clay modelled as the head of a warrior with braided hair
57.2 cm., 22 1/2 in. high
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929–2014).
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test, no. N115a20, is consistent with the dating of this lot.
Haniwa of armoured warriors from the 5th – 6th century AD indicates the military power of the ancestors of the imperial line. For another head of a warrior see Tokyo National Museum accession no. 1975268414, go to: https://www.tnm.jp/?lang=en