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宗教行事面 女
Ritual mask of the Onna type
宗教行事面 女
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress
Dimensions
19.8 x 15.0 x 8.1 cm (7 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/16 in.) (h x w x d)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.5922
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMasks
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. V (Masks), no. 199
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.