Lot 3. A Haniwa earthenware figure of a man, Kofun period (3rd–7th century). Estimate $20,000 - $30,000. Price Realized $52,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

Of low-fired reddish clay, modeled as a standing figure wearing a pointed hat, the head applied with long plaited hair, the neck encircled by a necklace of raised beads, standing on a domed cylinder; 47 ¼ in. (120 cm.) high. With wood stand 

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermo luminescence test no N116b95 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

Provenance: Private collection, Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, acquired in 1950s

Christie's. AN INQUIRING MIND: AMERICAN COLLECTING OF JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART, 15 April 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza