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1959.2.2B

Mask of the demon queller. Carved and painted with a long beard and moustache. [SM (Verve) 16/04/2013]

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1959.2.2B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Mask of the demon queller. Carved and painted with a long beard and moustache. [SM (Verve) 16/04/2013]
Long description
Mask of the demon queller. Carved and painted with a long beard and moustache. The mask is made from two pieces of wood that have been joined together. The face is carved with an angry expression. The mouth is open and there are several lines on the cheeks, beneath the eyes and on the forehead. The beard and moustache are made from long pieces of horse hair that have been attached in tufts into holes in the face. The hair is also made from horse hair and has been attached with glue or paint. Most of the hair is missing. The eyes are made from glass. They have been painted brown with gold around the pupil. On the back of the mask paper has been attached behind the eyes to make them white. The paper is damaged on one side. Both ears are missing. However, their outline is visible in the paint on the side of the face. Two metal hooks have been attached to the back of the mask and a piece of string is tied to one of them. [SM (Verve) 16/04/2013]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector John A. Daniell
PRM source John A. Daniell
PRM source Leicester Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1959
Date collected
By 1959
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Horse Hair Animal, Material Glass, Material Iron Metal, Material String, Material Glue, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Twisted, Process Glued
Dimensions
Height: max 394 mm excluding beard, Width: max 255 mm excluding beard
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.2.2B
Research and responses

Please note that the first name of Daniell was located on the Donor Index cards at the Ashmolean Museum, Department of Antiquities [L.Ph 24/3/2004]

The reference is to Victor Frederic Weber's 2 volume dictionary of Japanese and Chinese art works called 'Ko-ji Ho-ten: dictionnaire à l'usage des amateurs et collectionneurs d'objets d'art japonais et chinois'. [MJD (Verve) 25/11/2015]

Search terms: Mask, Ritual and Ceremonial, Religion