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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