A HANIWA EARTHENWARE SCULPTURE OF A HARP PLAYER LATE KOFUN PERIOD (6TH-7TH CENTURY)

A HANIWA EARTHENWARE SCULPTURE OF A HARP PLAYER
LATE KOFUN PERIOD (6TH-7TH CENTURY)
Of low-fired reddish clay, modeled as a male seated figure playing a harp, wearing a hat and armor, the head applied with two long plaits of hair and a sword slung from his waist, painted on the belt in reddish brown pigment, the results of the report on Thermoluminescence Analysis no. N123a91 obtained by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, are consistent with the dating of this lot
27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm.) high

Provenance
Excavated in North Ibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture by repute
Japanese private collection, on loan to the Kyushu National Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture, November 2006 - December 2022