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Mask (Sōmen) Representing a Tengu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wooden mask with a long nose and pointed chin. The mask has a dark brown color with a slightly lighter brown nose. It has two eye holes and two small rectangular openings on either side of the nose. The mask has a distinctive forehead section with short, straight lines carved into it. The mask has a neck piece made of multiple layers of blue, brown, and black woven material. There are two sections of long, thin, gray-brown hair on either side of the forehead. The background is a plain light grey color. The mask represents a Tengu.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Leather, lacquer, hair, silk
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 480 px
Public Domain
Yes
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