In this seventh installment of the #JapaneseArtHistory video series, we will look at kofun and haniwa from the Kofun period. We will explain in detail about kofun, which are tombs built by people in the Kofun period, and haniwa, which were lined up on top of them and were expected to provide physical and mystical protection for the kofun. Click here for the next video 👉 • Thorough explanation! Japanese Art History ⑧ "Pottery from the Kofun Period: Haji Ware and Sue Ware" Click here for a video explaining the "Haniwa Exhibition" commemorating the 50th anniversary of the designation of "Kaku-Kawa Warriors" as a national treasure in 2024-25 👇 • Explanation! "Haniwa Exhibition" 2024-25 @Tokyo National Museum & Kyushu National Museum - "Kaku-Kawa Warriors"... Click here for a video explaining the horse 🐎 and cow 🐄 haniwa, which were particularly important motifs representing the wealth of rulers among the works exhibited in this exhibition 👇 • Highlights of the "Haniwa" exhibition! 《Horse-shaped 🐎 Haniwa》 & 《Cow-shaped 🐄 Haniwa》 - Important possessions of rulers... Click here for a playlist on ancient Japanese art 👇 🌸[A thorough explanation! Japanese art history] Art of the Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods 👉 • A thorough explanation! Japanese art history: Explanation of works from the Jomon to Nara periods 🐚Click here for the previous video 👇 A thorough explanation! Japanese art history ⑥ "Yayoi period accessories": Ancient accessories characterized by their varied shapes, made from materials ranging from shell, bronze, beads, stone, and glass, and processed into various shapes such as rings, cylinders, spheres, and C-shapes, either alone or in a series 👉 • A thorough explanation! Japanese art history ⑥ "Yayoi period accessories": Made from materials ranging from shell, bronze, beads, stone, and glass... 🔔Click here for the video before last 👇 A thorough explanation! Japanese Art History ⑤ "Bronzeware of the Yayoi Period": Mirrors, Weapons, and Bronze Bells - From practical items to vessels used in religious ceremonies, the history of bronzeware used in the Yayoi period 👉 • Thorough explanation! Japanese Art History ⑤ "Bronzeware of the Yayoi Period": Mirrors, Weapons, and Bronze Bells - From practical items to vessels used in religious ceremonies 🏺Click here for the video two episodes ago 👇 Thorough explanation! Japanese Art History ④ "Earthenware of the Yayoi Period": From vessels for cooking, serving, and storage to "sacred" red tableware used in religious ceremonies 👉 • Thorough explanation! Japanese Art History ④ "Earthenware of the Yayoi Period": From vessels for cooking, serving, and storage... ☆BGM used in the video: The following free music material is used. Free BGM material "Kashiwagi" Viewing page → http://shw.in/sozai/japan.php "Examples of works permitted for use on Colbase" The following images sourced from "ColBase" were processed (trimmed, etc.) and used in the video. "Remnants of a cylindrical haniwa" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-116374) "Cylindrical haniwa" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-93538) "Cylindrical haniwa" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-93427) "Morning glory-shaped cylindrical haniwa" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-110545) "Haniwa ship" (5th century, Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108400) "Haniwa gabled warehouse" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108048) "Haniwa Gabled House" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108045) "Haniwa Gabled House" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108044) "Haniwa Hip-roofed High-floor Warehouse" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108936) "Haniwa House" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108054) "Haniwa Gabled House" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) "ColBase" included (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108059) "Lid-shaped Haniwa" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) "ColBase" included (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108041) "Haniwa Shadow" (6th century, Tokyo National Museum Collection) "ColBase" included (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-95345) "Haniwa Shadow" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) "ColBase" included (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-110538) "Haniwa Chair" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) "ColBase" included (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108051) "Shield" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) "ColBase" included (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection...) "Haniwa "Shield Bearer" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-95010) "Haniwa Dancing People" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108331) "Haniwa Dancing People" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108330) "Haniwa Short Armor" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108944) "Vertical Laminated Leather Short Armor" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-107410) "Triangular Plate Rivet Short Armor" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-101203) "Haniwa Uki" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-110542) "Haniwa Tong" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-94827) "Haniwa Kaku-Kawa Warrior" (6th century, Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-114362) "Haniwa Kaku-Kawa Warrior" (Kofun period, 6th century, Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-107746) "Haniwa Girl Offering a Cup" (Tokyo National Museum Collection) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-107745) "Haniwa Sitting Shrine Maiden" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108064) "Haniwa Dressed Girl" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-107821) "Haniwa Chicken" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-108052) "Haniwa Dog" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) Included in "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-107622) "Haniwa Boar" (Owned by Tokyo National Museum) "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-114522) "Horse-shaped Haniwa" (6th century, Tokyo National Museum Collection) "ColBase" (https://jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-89009) The images of the following ancient tombs were created based on aerial photographs from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Map and Aerial Photo Viewing Service. ① "Daisenryo Tomb" ② "Nakayama Tomb"