Kaname-ishi

Description

Mask of carved and gilded wood, with eyeballs and teeth of gilt metal, representing the evil spirit Kaname-ishi, for No drama, signed: Japan, by Deme Tōhaku Mitsutaka, 1675-1715

Museum reference

A.1901.270

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Mask

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

1675 - 1715

Materials

Wood, Gilt metal

Physical description

Wood, carved and gilded; eyeballs and teeth of gilt metal

Associations

Bowes, James Lord, 1834 - 1899
Bowes Collection

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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