Haniwa Sculptures

Haniwa figures have been an assignment for sculpture and beginning students twice in the past two years; the first photo is a group from both times. The other photos are all of three figures by Kay Gillespie and Linn Briner. (The idea was to use one or two of the best photos - but they all looked good - and until we have more photos of other pieces, this grouping looks nice. The sculptures themselves are copies of Japanese grave figures, which were placed around graves in order to keep the deceased company in their journey into the next world. (Photographed by Scott Parady)

Here are a couple of Haniwa curiosities from the web. They are apparently well loved figures in many ways. The drawing came from a children's site; I don't know where the stamps came from.

...And a photo from somewhere on the web.

All of these are sites where I have found either good informtion, or good images of Haniwa figures:


<http://www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc98/vc_65/japan_intro/haniwa.html>

<http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/naracity/j/e/e_si158.html>

<http://www.brooklynart.org/collection/haniwa.html>

<http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japanmovie/object11.html>

<http://fmc.utm.edu/~dmcbeth/asiart/haniwa.htm>

<http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/meihin/koko/mh0801e.htm>

<http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/05/eaj/hob_1975.268.418.htm>

<http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/CAPTIONS/18012795_P.html>

<http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/CAPTIONS/16786342_P.html>

<http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/05/eaj/ho_1975.268.414.htm>

<http://www.evam.ne.jp/niouson/haniwa-musee.html>

<http://www.unc.edu/courses/hist033/haniwa1.htm>

<http://www.i-port.ne.jp/kitakami-town/e-html/e-r-dogu.html>

<http://www.brooklynart.org/collection/haniwal.html>

<http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~mi-shi/kodai/haniwa.html> (animation)

<http://www.asianart.org/exhibits/collect_jpn_3.htm>