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Hanging Mask for a Shinto Shrinelate 16th-early 17th century

Not on view
Carved wooden mask with black lacquer, grotesque features including an enormous hooked nose, gold-toned eyes, and open snarling mouth with visible teeth
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Hanging Mask for a Shinto Shrine
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 16th-early 17th century
Period
Muromachi period (1392-1573) or Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603) or Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood, black lacquer, brass
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (26.67 x 19.05 x 22.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.52
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Japanese Art