Figurative Haniwa

A general term for haniwa shaped like creatures or objects other than cylindrical haniwa. They are divided into human-shaped haniwa, animal-shaped haniwa, utensil-shaped haniwa, house-shaped haniwa, etc. House-shaped haniwa first appeared in the 4th century, followed by shield-shaped haniwa and chicken-shaped haniwa, and human-shaped haniwa were added in the 5th century.

[Hirofumi Hashimoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

円筒埴輪以外の生物や物をかたどった埴輪の総称。人物埴輪、動物埴輪、器財埴輪、家形埴輪などに分けられる。古く、家形埴輪が4世紀代に出現し、盾(たて)形埴輪、鶏(にわとり)形埴輪などがそれに続き、5世紀に人物埴輪が加わった。

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