kofun 古墳
KEY WORD : art history / general terms
 
Burial mound. Also called takatsuka 高塚 or tsuka 塚. These tombs were covered with a sizeable mound of earth and may contain a burial chamber in the form of either a pit or an artificial cave. They date from the 3c to about the mid 8c.
 
 

 
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