Mask, dated 1745, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, textile (silk), L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Armor Parts-Masks, Inscribed by Myōchin Muneakira (Japanese, Edo period, 1673–1745), Muneakira's masterpiece, this mask by Muneakira was already famous when it was first published in 1763. It represents Jikokuten, guardian of the East, one of the Four Kings of Heaven. The mask is also one of the few to retain its original silk head covering sewn to the upper edges
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Mask, dated 1745, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, textile, silk, L, 9 1/2, 24.1 cm, W, 7, 17.8, Armor Parts-Masks, Inscribed by Myōchin Muneakira, Edo period, 1673–1745, Muneakira, masterpiece, mask, famous, first published, 1763, represents Jikokuten, guardian, East, Four Kings, Heaven, retain, original silk head, covering, sewn, upper edges
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