About this artwork
Figurines from the Jomon period (about 14,000-300 BCE) have been found in greater numbers than figural representations from Neolithic China or Korea (about 10,000-1500 BCE). Though roughly executed, this figurine exudes human expression. Scholars have found a large number of these figurines, suggesting that they played an important role in Japan’sritual life at the time–something we don’t know much about.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 102
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Title
- Smiling Figurine
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Place
- Japan (Object made in)
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Date
- 1000 BCE–300 BCE
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Medium
- Earthenware
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Dimensions
- 11.5 × 9.6 × 3.9 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 1 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with Funds Provided by the Weston Foundation; President's Exhibition and Acquisition Fund
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Reference Number
- 2010.292
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/200701/manifest.json