Detail View: The AMICA Library: Mask
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.19.115.2
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Muneakira, Myochin
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Role:
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Inscribed by
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1673-1745
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Myochin Muneakira
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Title:
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Mask
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1745
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Creation Start Date:
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1745
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Creation End Date:
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1745
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Materials and Techniques:
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Lacquered iron
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Classification Term:
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Armors
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Dimensions:
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H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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19.115.2
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1919
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Rights:
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Context:
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The armorer's masterpiece, this mask by Muneakira was already famous when it was reproduced in a woodcut book illustration in 1763. The mask represents Jikokuten, guardian of the East and one of the Four Kings of Heaven. The mask retains its original silk head covering sewn to the upper edges. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.aa19.115.2.R.tif
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