Native Name | Riku Ghan |
Object Number | 19865 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1897 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Lacquer | Wood (uncertain) |
Technique | Lacquered |
Iconography | Riku Ghan |
Description | Mask. Riku Ghan. Orange-brown lacquer, old man(?), hole in center of forehead, pained grin, two rows teeth. Lacquer is badly chipped. Used in bugaku dance. There is a kakihan/kao (書き判/花押) signature on the back of the mask. |
Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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