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伎楽面 迦樓羅
Gigaku mask of the Karura (Garuda) type
伎楽面 迦樓羅
Japanese
Nara period
8th century
Medium/Technique
Paulownia
Dimensions
34.5 x 21.4 x 16.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.) (h x w x d)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.5939
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMasks
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. V (Masks), no. 170
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.