Mask

19857

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Kan Joraku
Object Number 19857
Current Location On Loan
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made 19th Century - 1897
Section Asian
Materials Lacquer | Wood (uncertain) | Gesso
Technique Lacquered
Iconography Nasori
Description

Mask of Nasori. Red lacquer, tusks, snub nose. Used in bugaku dance. There is a kakihan/kao (書き判/花押) signature on the back of the mask. Originally cataloged as Kan Joraku (Genjoraku, 見蛇楽).

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

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