A carved wooden mask painted in high-gloss red. The face has gold eyes and teeth, with a large hooked nose and ridged forehead. The face is painted red with black eyebrows and eye sockets. There are holes in the eyes and mouth. Black cord is laced through the top of the mask to make hair, and two strands of red cord are threaded through the ears and tied at back. Parts b-c are a light wood box, made to house the mask, with Japanese inscriptions written on the outside and interior in black ink.

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• Type of Item mask
• Culture Japanese
• Material fibre, paint, wood, silk fibre
• Measurements height 16.0 cm, width 33.0 cm, depth 40.5 cm (part a) height 18.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 35.0 cm (part b)

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• Previous Owner U.B.C. Centre for Japanese Research
• Received from U.B.C. Centre for Japanese Research

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• Made in Japan

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• Ownership Date before October 1, 2015
• Acquisition Date on October 1, 2015

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3139/0024 a-c