ASIA. JAPAN. REPRESENTATION OF A DOGU JOMON SHAKOKI TYPE STA - Lot 461

Lot 461
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160 - 200 EUR
ASIA. JAPAN. REPRESENTATION OF A DOGU JOMON SHAKOKI TYPE STA - Lot 461
ASIA. JAPAN. REPRESENTATION OF A DOGU JOMON SHAKOKI TYPE STATUETTE, FERTILITY IDOL OF ANCIENT JAPAN. Composite material, evoking a black terracotta. L 14.5cm. The enigmatic idol is covered with complex geometrical shapes. Represented standing, facing forward, arms and legs apart, it probably wears a padded suit and Eskimo-style "snow goggles" against the rigours of the cold. In the tradition of the Kamegaoka (Aomori) site. Northeastern Japan. Style first millennium B.C.
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