Mask in the Form of a Tiger Head

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Mask in the Form of a Tiger Head

c. 1700

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

The face of this tiger is executed with bold features intended to highlight the wild beast’s ferocity. With the back hollowed out only slightly, this mask was possibly made to be hung on a wall as a talismanic symbol.

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Object Details

Title:

Mask in the Form of a Tiger Head

Date:

c. 1700

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

Lacquered wood

Dimensions:

15 x 11 1/4 x 8 inches (38.1 x 28.6 x 20.3 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift of the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-45-5

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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