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mask
Object Type
mask
Museum number
1963,0722.1
Description
Bodhisattva mask for Gyodo ceremony. Made of painted, lacquered and gilded wood, also metal. Inscribed.
Cultures/periods
Kamakura Period
Production date
13thC
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
wood
gold
lacquer
metal
Technique
painted
lacquered
gilded
Dimensions
Height:
30 centimetres
Width:
22.50 centimetres
Depth:
12.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bodhisattva
Associated events
Used at:
Gyodo
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Lady Francis Oppenheimer
In Memory of:
Sir Francis Oppenheimer
Acquisition date
1963
Department
Asia
Registration number
1963,0722.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 26 Aug 1991
Treatment
: 06 Nov 2015
Treatment
: 20 Feb 2006