Japan Haniwa are clay figures which were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during Kofun period
Haniwa are clay figures which were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period (3rd to 6th century CE) of Japanese history. During the Kofun period, a highly aristocratic society with militaristic rulers developed. The cavalry wore iron armor, carried swords and other weapons, and used advanced military methods like those of Northeast Asia. Many of them are represented in Haniwa figurines for funerary purposes. The most important of the haniwa were found in southern Honshū--especially the Kinai region around Nara--and northern Kyūshū. Haniwa grave offerings were made in numerous forms, such as horses, chickens, birds, fans, fish, houses, weapons, shields, sunshades, pillows, and male and female humans. Besides decorative and spiritual reasons of protecting the deceased in his afterlife, these figures also served as a sort of retaining wall for the burial mound. Established 1872, the Tokyo National Museum Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure holdings and 610 Important Cultural Property holdingsThe museum also conducts research and organizes educational events related to its collection. The museum is located inside Ueno Park in Taito-ku, Tokyo. The facilities consist of the Honkan Japanese Gallery, Tōyōkan Asian Gallery, Hyōkeikan Heiseikan , Hōryū-ji Hōmotsukan the Gallery of Hōryū-ji Treasures, as well as Shiryōkan
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