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Mask with Bird Beakearly 19th century

Not on view
Lacquered wood mask with near-black surface and rust-brown wear, depicting a non-human face with heavy protruding chin, bared teeth, furrowed brow, and tufts of dark brown hair at the temples

Unknown, Mask with Bird Beak, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Mask with Bird Beak
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood, black lacquer, hemp palm fiber
Dimensions
8 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (21.27 x 16.19 x 13.65 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.42
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Japanese Art