Native Name | San Jin |
Object Number | 19859 |
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 | Paint | Pigment |
Technique | Painted | Lacquered |
Iconography | Sanju |
Description | Mask of Sanju ( 散手). Vermillion red lacquer with greened eyes/teeth. Wide grin with two rows of teeth. Furrowed brow. Used in bugaku dance. There is a kakihan/kao (書き判/花押) signature on the back of the mask. Originally catalogued as San Jin. |
Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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