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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:
wood  Search this
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
woman  Search this
Shinto  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Collected by Seymour J. Janow and Gifted in his memory by his Family
Accession Number:
F2003.5.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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