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accession number:	1949.158
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.158
updated:		2019-11-19 09:00:28.816000

Suikoju: Gigaku Mask, 710-794. Japan, Nara Period (710-794). Paulownia wood, lacquered and painted; overall: 28 x 21 x 18.5 cm (11 x 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1949.158

title:				Suikoju: Gigaku Mask
title in original language:	伎楽面・酔胡従
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creation date:			710-794
creation date earliest:		710
creation date latest:		794
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Nara Period (710-794)
technique:	paulownia wood, lacquered and painted
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 28 x 21 x 18.5 cm (11 x 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		The Mask
	opening date:   1951-10-27T05:00:00
	<i>The Mask</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1951-January 14, 1952).

	title:		Juxtapositions
	opening date:   1965-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Juxtapositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 24-November 16, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975: Traditions and Revisions.<br>Japan House Gallery, New York, 1981: One Thousand Years of Japanese Art (650-1650) from The Cleveland Museum of Art.<br><br>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 237); April 10, 2013 -

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PROVENANCE

	(Hollis & Company)
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wall description: 
Gigaku, a ceremonial dance popular during the Nara period, often drew on Japanese folklore as well as Buddhist stories. This particular mask relates to the comic story of King Suiko and his travails. With its comic expression, this mask depicts one of the eight drunken attendants of the king. These attendants would appear at the end of the play, engaging in a humorous dance called the harameki. While the mask would cover the entire head of the actor, there are slots for the eyebrows, eyes, and mouth.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 900
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n159

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 273
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n297

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 273
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n297

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 369
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n389

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