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This Bugaku dance mask representing a strong-willed warrior was used in a military-style dance related to the legends of Chūai (reigned 192–200), the fourteenth emperor of Japan. For more than twelve hundred years, the dance primarily took place at the Japanese imperial court. Bugaku court dance incorporates Buddhist as well as Shinto traditions, and is typically accompanied by Gagaku music.
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舞楽面 「散手」
Title: Bugaku Mask (Sanju)
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Date: 12th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Wood with remains of red and black pigments
Dimensions: H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Masks
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.162
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