Kyogen Mask

Japan

Edo period (1615-1868), About 1850

  • Titles Kyogen Mask (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 1/2 x 3 in. (22.9 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Frank Lindauer, AFI.37.2011
  • Work Type mask
  • Classification Costume

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