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The Asuka Period (Asuka Jidai) of ancient Japan covers the period from 538 CE to 710 CE and, following on from the Kofun Period (c. worldhistory.org/Asuka_Period/

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As best I've been able to put together, the earliest haniwa were pots and other dishes, possibly to hold ritual offerings or similar. The round stands that they were placed on became the round haniwa, with other types of objects sitting on top in place of the bowls, etc. These got more and more elaborate through the end of the kofun period.

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Truly fascinated at the concept of wooden "haniwa". Clay statues, especially the cylindrical ones that give haniwa their name, are well known, but that isn't the only thing that topped the ancient mounded tombs. In Kyushu, stone figures were popular, and stone stone figures have also been found near kofun in the Asuka area of the Nara Basin. This is the first time I've really seen wooden figures.

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Haniwa are the unglazed terracotta rings, cylinders, and figures of people, animals, and houses which were deposited at Japanese tombs during the Kofun and Asuka Periods (c. 250-710 CE). The exact purpose of these offerings is not known, although it seems likely they were examples of conspicuous consumption of the societal elite or performed some protective function. Many haniwa are particularl...worldhistory.org/Haniwa/

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