A JAPANESE HANIWA POTTERY FIGURE

A JAPANESE HANIWA POTTERY FIGURE

KOFUN PERIOD, 5TH/6TH CENTURY

Modelled as the head and torso of a male warrior with his arm outstretched, his mouth slightly open and with almond-shaped eyes, his hair tied up into two buns, the earthenware surface with flecks of mica and vertical striations to the lower part of the body, raised on a modern wood stand, the figure 43.5cm. (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Purchased from Christie's, London, Fine Japanese Ceramics, Prints & Works of Art, 12th March 1985, lot 376. A copy of the original invoice is available.

See Bonhams, New York, Fine Japanese and Korean art, lot 6203 for the Haniwa head of a warrior with comparable hair and facial features from Mayuyama & Co.