| Native Name | Kokobo |
| Object Number | 19872 |
| 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 |
| Technique | Lacquered |
| Iconography | Heishitori | Kokobo |
| Description | Mask of Heishitori (瓶子取) the wine-cup bearer from Kotokuraku (胡徳楽) the Dance of the Virtuous Barbarians. Originally cataloged as Kokobo. Grey-brown lacquer, interior in very poor shape; eyes, forehead, and cheeks deeply marked with furrows, red lips, rounded head, two rows of teeth with side gaps showing gums. Large. Very damaged lacquer. Used in bugaku dance. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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