| Native Name | San Jin |
| Object Number | 19859 |
| 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 | Paint | Pigment |
| Technique | Painted | Lacquered |
| Iconography | Sanju |
| Description | Mask of Sanju ( 散手). Vermillion red lacquer with greened eyes/teeth. Wide grin with two rows of teeth. Furrowed brow. Used in bugaku dance. There is a kakihan/kao (書き判/花押) signature on the back of the mask. Originally catalogued as San Jin. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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