Fujinoki Tomb
Fujinoki tomb (藤ノ木古墳, -kofun) is a tumulus, known as a kofun in Japanese, located in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is estimated to date from the later half of the sixth century or the late seventh century.[1] The burial mound is about 40 or 48 metres in diameter, nine metres in height, and the stone chamber the mound covers is sixteen metres in length.[2] Excavation began in 1985. The tomb yielded gilt-bronze ornaments, horse trappings, and a stone coffin.
The tomb's Korean appearance is supplemented by the fact that the harness excavated in the tomb is a Korean import. The person buried there seems to be from a clan consisted of largely immigrants with cultural ties to Korea like Soga clan. Additionally, Iō Yūsuke stated that the native Japanese of the day did not know the "meaning of the ornamental patterns carved on saddle fittings" nor "how to make such fittings."[2] On the other hand, Yamamoto Tadanao of Tenri University claims that some masks or sculpture exhibit the Northern Wei Chinese style.[3]
See also
Note
- ^ Kipfer (2000) p. 198
- ^ a b Shively et al (1993), p. 176
- ^ "藤ノ木古墳出土の馬具－畏獣図像からその来歴を探る－" (in Japanese). Tenri University website.
藤ノ木古墳の「鬼面」の手指は2体とも3本であり、足指については左畏獣が2本、右畏獣は3本あるように見える。この観察が正しければ、これらは中国の伝統的な畏獣であり、原則が崩れかける前段階すなわち北魏末期から東魏にかけて、北朝の領域で製作されたと考えられる。北斉までは下らず、6世紀前半の製作とみなすのが妥当であろう。
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References
- Kipfer, Barbara Ann. (2000), Encyclopedic dictionary of archaeology, Springer, ISBN 0-306-46158-7
- Shively, Donald H.; McCullough, William H., Hall, John Whitney. (1993), The Cambridge history of Japan, Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-22352-0
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