Lot Essay
Judging from the style, the current lot could potentially be excavated from Mito City area.
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LATE KOFUN PERIOD (6TH-7TH CENTURY)
Details
A HANIWA EARTHENWARE HEAD OF A WOMAN
LATE KOFUN PERIOD (6TH-7TH CENTURY)
The head wearing a flat headpiece, painted on the face in reddish brown pigment, the results of the report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N123k55 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
LATE KOFUN PERIOD (6TH-7TH CENTURY)
The head wearing a flat headpiece, painted on the face in reddish brown pigment, the results of the report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N123k55 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department | Korean Art