Japanese Masks: Bugaku and Gyodo Masks
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Gyodo Mask: Tamonten, Formerly preserved at Amano-sha, Mount Koya, Kamakura period, 14th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
March 25, 2014 (Tue) - June 8, 2014 (Sun)This exhibition displays the sculptural appeal of Japanese masks, as well as the methods for creating movable expressions, eyes, noses, and jaws.
Exhibit includes:
Bugaku Mask: Korobase, Heian period, dated 1042 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Tamukeyama Hachimangu, Nara)
Bugaku Mask: Kitoku, Kamakura period, dated 1211 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Masumida Jinja, Aichi)
Bugaku Mask: Nasori, Heian period, dated 1178 (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Atsuta Jingu, Aichi)
Gyodo Mask: Tamonten, Formerly preserved at Amano-sha, Mount Koya, Kamakura period, 14th century
Gyodo Mask: Bosatsu, Kamakura period, 13th - 14th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Juzo Jinja, Ishikawa)