Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bust of a female figurine
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1975.268.191
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This stylized, hollow figurine (dogu) of a female is representative of the type found in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu and made during the Late and Final Jomon periods. The most arresting aspect of these figurines is their large bisected coffeebean-shaped eyes . While the true meaning of this convention remains unknown, the eyes are often likened to the snow goggles worn by the Inuit of North America. The nose and mouth are merely suggested by small holes. A crown sits atop the figure's head, and her body is decorated with deeply incised lines and areas impressed with cord-markings that may represent tattoos. Other , more complete examples of this type have fleshy torsos with bare navels above thick, sturdy legs. The emphasis on the pointed breasts and generous hips of these figures suggests that they functioned as fertility symbols.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Japan
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Title:
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Bust of a female figurine
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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Date unknown
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Materials and Techniques:
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Earthenware with incised and cord-marked designs
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Style or Period:
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Final Jomon period (ca. 1000?300 B.C.)
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Creation Place:
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Japan
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Dimensions:
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H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1975.268.191
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Credit Line:
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The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest , and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1975.268.191.tif
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