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Mask of Comical Man (Hyottoko 火男)
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Mask of Comical Man (Hyottoko 火男)

ArtistPossibly attributed to Iko Kawashima (Japanese)
Place of OriginJapan
Date1863-1864
Dimensions1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Mediumred copper, gold and silver
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2023.278
Not on View
Descriptionmixed metal (red copper, gold and silver)
Image Not Available for Samurai Helmet (Kabuto 兜)
Samurai Helmet (Kabuto 兜)
mid 19th century
Image Not Available for God of Happiness (Hotei 布袋)
God of Happiness (Hotei 布袋)
Shojuken Yamazaki, Yoshiyaki, Kore O Hoku
late 18th to early 19th century
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Man with Fan Looking at Gourd Vine; (back) Poem: Men in this way! Women, that! No pleasures besides Such as cooling under the Mugao.
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Man with Fan Looking at Gourd Vine; (back) Poem: Men in this way! Women, that! No pleasures besides Such as cooling under the Mugao.
early 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Man with Umbrella and Lantern Watching a Bird; (back) Temple Gate and Pine Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Man with Umbrella and Lantern Watching a Bird; (back) Temple Gate and Pine Tree
Toshiyoshi Jun Min Do
about 1825, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kozuka: Armored Man Riding a Red Horse into the Sea
Kozuka: Armored Man Riding a Red Horse into the Sea
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kozuka: (front) Man with his Horse; (back) diagonal inlays of shibuichi and shakudo
Kozuka: (front) Man with his Horse; (back) diagonal inlays of shibuichi and shakudo
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kozuka: (front) Eagle and Two Pine Trees; (back) Two Small Birds
Kozuka: (front) Eagle and Two Pine Trees; (back) Two Small Birds
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Netsuke: Kagamibuta with Bashiko
Netsuke: Kagamibuta with Bashiko
early 20th century
Image Not Available for Foreigner (Nanbanjin 南蛮人) with Rifle and Islanders
Foreigner (Nanbanjin 南蛮人) with Rifle and Islanders
late 18th century
Kozuka: (front and back) Mouse Wedding; (side) signature and seal (kakihan)
Kozuka: (front and back) Mouse Wedding; (side) signature and seal (kakihan)
Ichijosai Hirotoshi
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Samurai and His Attendant, Stream with Bridge, and Temple Gate (torii); (back) Rock and Trees
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Samurai and His Attendant, Stream with Bridge, and Temple Gate (torii); (back) Rock and Trees
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Birds, Stream, Branch of Flowering Tree, and Signature; (back) Rocks and Part of Flowering Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Birds, Stream, Branch of Flowering Tree, and Signature; (back) Rocks and Part of Flowering Tree
Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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