KOFUN/ANCIENT BURIAL MOUND
A monumental burial mound from ancient Japan.
OVERVIEW
More than a thousand years ago, people in Japan built enormous burial mounds, some of which were shaped like a keyhole when viewed from above. This work is an ancient burial mound created on July 10, 2015.
Inspired by the Daisen Kofun in Mozu and the Hachimanzuka Kofun in Takasaki, I created it with an emphasis on how these monumental mounds may have appeared when they were newly constructed.
HISTORY
This is one of my earliest creations, depicting a keyhole-shaped burial mound.
The build was completed on July 10, 2015. I came up with the idea while my social studies class was learning about the Kofun period of ancient Japan. The burial mounds that survive today have gradually become covered with vegetation over the centuries, giving them an appearance very different from when they were first built. Rather than recreating their present-day appearance, I chose to portray the mounds as they might have looked immediately after construction.
For the shape and overall composition, I referred to the Daisen Kofun in Mozu and the Hachimanzuka Kofun in Takasaki.
Instead of reproducing either mound exactly, I incorporated features from both and created my own interpretation of a keyhole-shaped burial mound based on the image I had in mind at the time.
Before replacing the computer I was using at the time, I transferred my world data to the new system, which allowed this work to survive along with the First Prototype Edo Castle.
It remains one of my early works whose original state can still be viewed today.
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