Nô mask of the Akobujô type
15th–16th centuries
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress (chamaecyparis obtusa) and horse hair (equus ferus)
Dimensions20.2 x 15.2 x 8.2 cm (7 15/16 x 6 x 3 1/4 in.) (h x w x d)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number05.226
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMasks
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1905, purchased in Japan by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1905)
dated 1321 (Genko 2)
late 8th – early 9th centuries
dated 1328 (Karyaku 3)
1189 (Bunji 5)
19th century
Early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
early 19th century
1st–2nd century A.D.
4th–3rd century B.C.
1991