Mask

19863

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Hannya
Object Number 19863
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made 18th Century - 1897
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Gesso | Lacquer
Technique Painted | Lacquered
Iconography Hannya
Description

Mask depicting Hannya (般若). Dark red lacquer, long horns, 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 catalogued as Han Ya.

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

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