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What does haniwa mean in Japanese?
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In Japanese, haniwa means circle of clay. The term describes hollow, unglazed terracotta sculptures used to decorate tomb mounds of powerful people. Early examples date back to the Tumulus period, which lasted from 250 to 552. Find a range of haniwa sculptures on 1stDibs.
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Japanese Haniwa Terracotta Head of a Warrior
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Haniwa terracotta head of a warrior, Haniwa figures are Japanese terracotta funerary
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Japanese Haniwa Terracotta Figure Kofun C 6th century Asian Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
A rare Haniwa figural head
Kofun period (3rd-7th century), circa 500-600.
The hand-built yellow
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Head of Female Haniwa
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese Haniwa depicting the head of a young woman in unglazed terracotta, produced 3rd to 4th
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
"Earthenware And Haniwa" Japanese Woodblock Print
By Mabuchi Toru
Located in Houston, TX
Mabuchi Tōru (1920 – 1994) Earthenware and Haniwa (D) 1959. Signature and seal upper right. Mat
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"KING BABAR HORSE", stoneware clay sculpture, Iron Yellow glaze, storybook
By Rene Murray
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rene Murray – "After viewing ancient Japanese Haniwa sculptures at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze, Clay
"BLUE HANDLE HORSE", stoneware clay sculpture, blue clay inlay, storybook equine
By Rene Murray
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rene Murray – "After viewing ancient Japanese Haniwa sculptures at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
