Today’s Hero! イノシシを持つ埴輪

本日はとっておきの方にご登場願います。

猪を持つ人物、埴輪です！！



埴輪は古墳時代（3～6世紀）につくられた素焼きの焼き物です。

この埴輪は、狩りで捕えたのでしょう、猪をわきに抱え、
「とったどー！」と言わんばかりの誇らしげな表情です。

猪も、「無念なり…。」というような顔をしており、同情してしまいます。

今夜はぼたん鍋？？




彼らのNY行きも近づいて参りましたので、まめにブログでご紹介できたらと思っております。



Today’s Hero

Today’s hero is a haniwa man carrying a boar under his right arm!!

Haniwa figures were made during the Kofun period (mid 3rd – 6th century).
They are made of clay fired at a low temperature.

It looks like this haniwa is just on the way home back from hunting. The figure
is holding an infant boar under his right arm and its face shows an expression of satisfaction and heroic pride.

The boar’s face, on the other hand, looks very disheartenend. Poor boar!
It might be tonight’s dinner!

Also this figure will leave soon for New York together with the other pieces of art which will be shown during the New York Asian Week. Until their departure I will try to introduce as many of them to you as I can.