Dogū
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Dogū are small humanoid and animal figurines made during the later part of the Jōmon period of prehistoric Japan. Dogū come exclusively from the Jōmon period, and were no longer made by the following
Dogū, Ebisuda site in Tajiri, Miyagi Prefecture, 1000–400 BCE.
Dogū figurine, Jomon. Musée Guimet (70608 3).
Jōmon Venus, National Treasure of Japan, Togariishi Jōmon Archeological Museum.
Shakōkidogū (遮光器土偶) (1000–400 BCE), "goggle-eyed type" figurine. Tokyo National Museum, Japan.
Haniwa
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Haniwa are terracotta clay figures that were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period of the history of Japan. Haniwa were created using the wazumi tech
Dogū
…found in eastern Japan and it is rare to find one in western Japan. The purpose of the dogū remains unknown and should not be confused with the clay haniwa funerary objects of the Kofun period (250 – 538 CE). Everyday ceramic items from the period are called Jōmon pottery…
Haniwa warrior in keikō type armor, Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, c. 6th century AD. Height: 131.5 centimetres (51.8 in). National Treasure of Japan
Haniwa figure of a woman, 5th–6th century. Earthenware. Excavation point unknown. This figure is considered to represent a high-ranking woman, possibly a shaman or priestess. The figure is fragmentary: the arms are missing and, like many extant haniwa, it has been reassembled from shards.
Seated woman
Haniwa houses