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舞楽面 胡徳楽瓶子取？
Bugaku mask, possibly of the Kotokuraku-heishitori type
舞楽面 胡徳楽瓶子取？
Japanese
Heian period
12th century
Medium/Technique
Paulownia
Dimensions
29.1 x 19.5 x 16.0 cm (11 7/16 x 7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.) (h x w x d)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.5912
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMasks
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. V (Masks), no. 172
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.