Native Name | Kokobo |
Object Number | 19872 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1897 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Lacquer |
Technique | Lacquered |
Iconography | Heishitori | Kokobo |
Description | Mask of Heishitori (瓶子取) the wine-cup bearer from Kotokuraku (胡徳楽) the Dance of the Virtuous Barbarians. Originally cataloged as Kokobo. Grey-brown lacquer, interior in very poor shape; eyes, forehead, and cheeks deeply marked with furrows, red lips, rounded head, two rows of teeth with side gaps showing gums. Large. Very damaged lacquer. Used in bugaku dance. |
Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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