Bugaku mask, possibly of the Kotokuraku-heishitori type
Artist unknown, Japanese
12th century
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress
Dimensions27.0 x 20.6 x 12.5 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.) (h x w x d)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.5940
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMasks
Collections
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.
