Mask (Sōmen)

Unknown Artist

possibly 15th century

Mask (Sōmen) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, lacquer, hair, textile (silk)

Dimensions

H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 9.9 oz. (281 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Masks

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914

Accession Number

14.100.33

Tags

Masks

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