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能面 阿古父尉
Nô mask of the Akobujô type
能面 阿古父尉
Japanese
Muromachi period
15th–16th centuries
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress (chamaecyparis obtusa) and horse hair (equus ferus)
Dimensions
20.2 x 15.2 x 8.2 cm (7 15/16 x 6 x 3 1/4 in.) (h x w x d)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number05.226
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMasks
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 106; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. V (Masks), no. 8
ProvenanceBy 1905, purchased in Japan by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1905)