Haniwa were created for ritual use during the Kofun period and were buried with the dead as funerary offerings. Archaeologists visually observe haniwa and classify them based on archaeological findings, such as the characteristics they possess. Since observation is a subjective evaluation, an objective evaluation method is necessary for authenticity. For objective evaluation, Lu .et al.1 presented a previous research by using 3D point clouds of Haniwa. Unfortunately, Lu .et al.1 includes manual operation to extract target point sets.
Therefore, this paper describes a method to automate the process of extracting only the Haniwa’s face from point cloud data of the whole Haniwa body, as shown in Figure 1, which was used in the previous study.1
Haniwa were made for rituals during the Kofun period and were buried with the dead as funerary objects. By analyzing and classifying haniwa, archaeologists are trying to reveal information about their origins and evaluate their artistic values. Specifically, they observe haniwa carefully and classify them based on their characteristics and archaeological knowledge. Since observation is a subjective evaluation, an objective evaluation method is necessary to ensure authenticity. For objective evaluation, analysis based on digital data is effective. For example, 3D point clouds, which are digital data, can be easily obtained by photographic measurement. In [1 ], a 3D mesh is generated from a measured point cloud, and the haniwa face is analyzed based on the mesh. However, generating a mesh from a point cloud is time-consuming. In this paper, to evaluate the similarity of Haniwa faces, we investigate a method to extract the parts of Haniwa faces, such as eyes, mouth, and nose, directly from 3D point clouds.
Access to the requested content is limited to institutions that have purchased or subscribe to SPIE eBooks.
You are receiving this notice because your organization may not have SPIE eBooks access.*
*Shibboleth/Open Athens users─please
sign in
to access your institution's subscriptions.
To obtain this item, you may purchase the complete book in print or electronic format on
SPIE.org.
INSTITUTIONAL Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.
PERSONAL Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.