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Long-nosed Masklate 16th-mid-17th century

Not on view
Carved wooden mask with vermillion red and worn black paint, depicting a stylized face with spiral brows, bulbous nose, and parted lips showing teeth
Carved wooden noh or kagura mask with deep red lacquer, worn black in areas, depicting a fierce face with bulging brow, curled eyebrows, circular eye openings, a bulbous nose, and a closed mouth with dotted chin details.
Ceramic vessel modeled in the form of an inverted human face, with a projecting nose pointing upward; red-slipped surface with dark black areas in recessed features, small perforations along one cheek.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Long-nosed Mask
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 16th-mid-17th century
Period
Muromachi period (1392-1573) or Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603) or Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood, lacquer
Dimensions
7 5/8 x 5 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (19.37 x 14.61 x 17.46 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.31
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Japanese Art