Mask

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.19.115.2

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MMA_.19.115.2

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Muneakira, Myochin

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Muneakira, Myochin

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Inscribed by

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Inscribed by

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

1673-1745

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1673-1745

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Myochin Muneakira

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Myochin Muneakira

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mask

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Mask

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

1745

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1745

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1745

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1745

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1745

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1745

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Lacquered iron

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Lacquered iron

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Armors

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Armors

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

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H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

19.115.2

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19.115.2

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1919

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Rogers Fund, 1919

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

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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<P>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. </P>

Context

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MEDIA INFORMATION