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THBJapanese Kofun Jadeite Magatama Amulets
Lot 145a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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East Asia, Japan, Kofun Period, ca. 250 to 538 CE. A pair of elegant jadeite pendants known as magatama meaning "sacred jewel". Both are finely carved in a classic comma shape. The one with a single perforation drilled through the widest end boasts milky white hues with hints of green. The other pendant with two perforations - one drilled through each end - presents in very pale seafoam green hues. Both have pleasing heft in the hand and would make lovely pendants. Size: the larger example (with 2 drilled perforations) measures 1.875" L (4.8 cm)
The reason for the comma-shaped form of the magatama is unknown, but there are several suggestions from researchers. Some suggest that the shape was inspired by animal fangs or the shape of a crescent moon. In addition, these forms are referenced in Japanese 8th century literature as gifts given by the gods to one another. Magatama from this period were owned as noble regalia by the chieftainships that controlled small areas of Kofun Japan, and they are often found in mounded tumulus graves, which has led modern researchers to interpret them as offerings to the gods. They were replaced in the public consciousness by Buddhist prayer beads in the Nara period, and represent an earlier period of religious worship than Buddhism in Japan. The Kofun period was when the foundations of feudal Japan were laid, and the Shinto religion, with its ritual practices and multitudinous nature gods, was celebrated as a unifying and uniquely Japanese practice.
Provenance: private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection
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#132865Both are intact. Surfaces are in nice age worn condition. Areas of deposits particularly evident in drilled openings.Condition
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