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Carved wood Gigaku mask of Suiko-jū (follower of Suiko-ō)

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(Some of the works of the Carved wood Gigaku masks )
31 pieces

Wood, colored
29.6x22.8
Asuka period/7th century
Tokyo National Museum
N-221

This mask has knit eyebrows and has upward slanting eyes. The back of the head, which was made separately, has been lost. Its teeth are painted black.

National Treasures & Important Cultural Properties
of National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan

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Carved wood Gigaku mask of Suiko-jū (follower of Suiko-ō)

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