Object Details
- Label
- This mask represents a demon (oni). It probably was used in tsuina (or oni yarai), a ritual exorcism performed on the night before the New Year to drive out demons. The eyes once may have been covered with gilt metal to create a gleaming, fearsome appearance.
- Provenance
- To 1905
- Mme. Florine Langweil (1861-1958), Paris, to 1905 [1]
- From 1905 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Mme. Florine Langweil in 1905 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1208, pg. 280, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Mme. Florine Langweil (1861-1958) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1615-1868
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1905.314
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Mask
- Medium
- Wood with paint and hair
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 23.9 x 18.8 x 9.4 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/8 x 3 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- wood
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- demon
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1905.314
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3804daddd-1e95-4bef-b3b0-6075f6aee6b3
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