| Native Name | Beyshima |
| Object Number | 19869 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 1897 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Lacquer | Gesso |
| Technique | Lacquered |
| Iconography | Beshimi |
| Description | Mask. Beshimi (癋見). Deep red lacquer, snub nose with ridge in base, inquiring expression, prominent upper lip. Used in bugaku dance. There is a kakihan/kao (書き判/花押) signature on the back of the mask. Originally cataloged as Beyshime. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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