Bunraku Puppet Head for Young Male Role

Medium

Painted wood

Dimensions

H. (incl. attachments) 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. (head only) 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Classification

Woodwork

Culture & Period

Japan · late Edo (1615–1868)–early Meiji (1868–1912) period

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Donald Keene, 1987

Accession Number

1987.256

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