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埴輪祈祷師像|Haniwa (Hollow Clay Sculpture) of a Shaman

Unknown Artist

5th–early 6th century

埴輪祈祷師像|Haniwa (Hollow Clay Sculpture) of a Shaman by Unknown Artist

Medium

Earthenware with painted, incised, and applied decoration (Kanto region)

Dimensions

H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture & Period

Japan · Kofun period (ca. 300–710)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

Accession Number

1975.268.413

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