Native Name | Dai Aku (uncertain) |
Object Number | 19861 |
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 | Dai Aku |
Description | Mask. Dai Aku. Red lacquer, curly eyebrows, wide mouth, tusks. Used in bugaku dance. There is a kakihan/kao (書き判/花押) signature on the back of the mask which is distinct from the other masks in this accession lot. |
Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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