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Source Description
This mask is that of a "tengu" dressed as a yamabushi mountain monk. "Tengu" are mischievous creatures who live in the forest and mountains, and are well known as warriors.
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Document identity
localId
7134
label
Kashira with Yamabushi Tengu Mask
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
7134
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with Yamabushi Tengu Mask
description
This mask is that of a "tengu" dressed as a yamabushi mountain monk. "Tengu" are mischievous creatures who live in the forest and mountains, and are well known as warriors.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?) (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
copper, gold, silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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