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Japanese Art & Design

A Haniwa Figure of a Chieftain
Japanese, Nara period (7th century)
Low-fired reddish pottery
41 in. (106cm.) high 

Of low-fired reddish pottery, modelled as the torso and legs of a bearded man with mizura-style hair and large pendant earrings, with a sword at his left side, his hands on his hips, some old restoration

Sale 6512, Japanese Art & Design: Lot 11
Sale Date Nov 14, 2001
Estimate: $60,000-80,000