Mask netsuke: Hyottoko

Material Information

Title:
Mask netsuke: Hyottoko
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
sculpture -- medium: boxwood -- height: 3/4 -- width: 1 1/2 -- depth: 2 1/4

Notes

General Note:
Mask netsuke is the largest category after katabori netsuke. These were often imitations of full-size noh masks. Hyottoko seems to have been a legendary character in the past and is now a mask. Some masks have different eye size between left and right eyes.
Ownership:
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI11090940
MET 78.10.8 ( accession number )

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Netsuke