Mask

19856A

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 19856A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Iconography Tengu
Description

Mask of Tengu. Vermilliion red lacquer face, green eyes. Rounded nose points upwards, lower pointed teeth point up from sides of mouth. There is a kakihan/kao (書き判/花押) signature on the back of the mask. Originally catalogued as Buaku.

Credit Line Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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