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Toyohara Kunichika
Spirit of a Lion Mask1893-1903

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Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with white hair, white face makeup with red radiating lines, and richly patterned robes decorated with peony blossoms; Japanese text cartouches at upper left and right

Toyohara Kunichika, Spirit of a Lion Mask, 1893-1903, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Julian C. Wright Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Toyohara Kunichika
Title
Spirit of a Lion Mask
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1893-1903
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Color woodblock print; embossing, brass
Dimensions
Image: 12 11/16 × 8 1/4 in. (32.23 × 20.96 cm) Sheet: 12 11/16 × 8 1/4 in. (32.23 × 20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Julian C. Wright Bequest
Accession Number
M.79.152.571h
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art