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I have always been fascinated by the most ancient forms of Asian cultures\u2014for example, the Mother Goddesses of the Indus Valley, the Thai pottery of the Ban Chiang period, and the simple austerity of the earliest Chinese terracotta statues. \u00a0A few years ago, I happened to come across a Japanese terracotta statue in Paris that struck me with its powerful simplicity. In the realm of Japanese art, I have focused on theatrical masks (on which I curated an exhibition titled \u201cThe Masks of the Soul<\/a>\u201d in 2015) and Buddhist sculpture.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n That statue, so unusual to me, fascinated me; it transported me to an unknown world with its form that was so archaic yet also extremely modern. In this sense, it reminded me of certain ethereal female figures by a well-known Italian artist, Massimo Campigli. I therefore decided to purchase it, and upon studying it, I discovered that it dated back to the 5th century\u2014almost to the very origins of Japanese art. It is a hollow terracotta statue generically called a Haniwa (literally, \u201cClay Circle\u201d).<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image onclick=”img_link_large” image=”19872″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][vc_column_text]HANIWA<\/strong>, a female figure, possibly a shaman.
\nJapan, Kofun period (250\u2013538)
\n5th\u20136th century
\nTerracotta, H 54 cm
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