Native Name | Ra-Rio |
Object Number | 19860 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1897 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Lacquered |
Iconography | Nasori |
Description | Mask of Nasori or possibly Ryo-o. Dark red lacquer. Fiery eyebrows, two sets of 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 Ra-Rio (Raryouou 羅陵王). |
Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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