Hollow clay figure restoration illustration (Zuhonouchino Ruins, Hakodate City, Hokkaido)

“Hollow Clay Figure Restoration Illustration (Zuhonouchino Ruins, Hakodate City, Hokkaido)”

116.7 x 72.7 cm (M50), colored on linen

With the exception of a few examples, almost all of the clay figurines express images of women. Archaeological research is being carried out through excavations and discoveries about what it was made for. What is the pattern of a human clay figure with a tied head, hairpin, hair ornament, and body

It is thought that people wear clothing, tattoos, and ornaments on their necks, ears, etc. There are also many things with earthenware patterns in them. There are differences in earthenware patterns depending on the region and season, and both earthenware and clay figurines are made using clay and burned in the open with firewood.

　Restore the original three-dimensional figures of the human clay figurines and draw a two-dimensional “clay figurine restoration map.” I imagined the original person from clay figurines representing women.

Taking advantage of the gray-brown color and soaking of the linen cloth, the old color is brought out by blurring it with water and making it a less saturated color.

This clay figurine was unearthed with the tips of its arms and head missing. I guessed that the two holes in the head were shaped like balls and made it a hairstyle. It is Hokkaido's first national treasure. There are two national treasures in Hokkaido.

The clay figurines have been restored and imitated, and works that have been burned outdoors in a bonfire just like in the Jomon period are also listed and sold.

Matsuyama Ken Exhibition “Jomon Restoration Imitation Drawings” Miura Jiro Gallery