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舞楽面 地久
Bugaku mask of the Chikyû type
舞楽面 地久
Japanese
Edo period
17th century
Medium/Technique
Material unidentified
Dimensions
20.7 x 14.9 x 11.0 cm (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.) (h x w x d)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6107
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMasks
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. V (Masks), no. 194
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.