Masks
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Gyodo Mask "Tamonten", Kamakura period, 13th - 14th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
September 17, 2008 (Wed) - October 26, 2008 (Sun)>> detailed information
Exhibits masks of the performing arts from the Nara though the Kamakura period together with panels introducing how they were used.
Current exhibit includes:
Bugaku Mask "Korobase",Heian period, dated 1042 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Tamukeyama Hachimangu, Nara)
Gyodo Mask "Bosatsu", By Kaikei, Kamakura period, dated 1201 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Jyodoji, Hyogo)