Sculpture
Processional Mask of a Bodhisattva
This ceremonial mask was used in a dramatic enactment of the descent of the Buddha Amida and his entourage to welcome the dying to his Pure Land. The mask represents the face of an enlightened being called a bodhisattva. Performances of the welcoming descent had begun by the early 11th century and continue at some temples today.
- Fechado en late 1100s
- Derechos: CC0
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Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
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wood, lacquered and painted
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wood, lacquered and painted
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Sculpture
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Japanese Art
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