Now Viewing: haniwa_(statue)Tag type: General "The Haniwa (埴輪) are terracotta clay figures which were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period (3rd to 6th centuries AD) of the history of Japan. Haniwa were created according to the wazumi technique, in which mounds of coiled clay were built up to shape the figure, layer by layer." From < en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haniwa > 埴輪 (haniwa) means "circle of clay" / "ring of clay" / "hoop of clay". This name references the way these statues were made. Haniwa representing human-like figures with one arm up and the other arm down are common in modern popular culture. Other Wiki Information Last updated: 02/22/15 5:22 PM by surveyork This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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