Mask (Sōmen) in the Shape of a Grimacing Man

Myōchin Munesuke

early 18th century

Mask (Sōmen) in the Shape of a Grimacing Man by Myōchin Munesuke

Medium

Iron, lacquer, gold

Dimensions

H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 6 13/16 in. (17.4 cm); D. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Wt. 12.2 oz. (346 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Masks

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1906

Accession Number

06.116

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