Medium:

Wood with colored pigments

Dimensions:

H x W x D (overall): 19.5 x 12.5 x 6.2 cm (7 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 2 7/16 in)

Type:

Mask

Origin:

Japan

Date:

16th-17th century

Period:

Muromachi through Edo period

Description:

Small Onna/Ono (possibly Oto) shrine mask of a middle aged woman. 16th-17th century.

Appraiser's number: [54]

Provenance:

To 2003

Seymour J. Janow, Washington, DC, acquired in Japan, to 2003 [1]

From 2003

Freer Gallery of Art, given by the family of Seymour J. Janow in 2003

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 1, Ann Yonemura, September 30, 2003, in the object record.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

The Way of the Kami (May 11 to November 3, 2019)

The Historical Buddha and Friends (November 3, 2018 to May 5, 2019)

Previous custodian or owner:

Mrs. Selma Janow

Topic:

Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

woman  Search this

Shinto  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collected by Seymour J. Janow and Gifted in his memory by his Family

Accession Number:

F2003.5.11

Restrictions & Rights:

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Related Online Resources:

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39b929569-fee5-4141-a165-69133c5fa0e1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F2003.5.11