Mask (Sōmen)

Title	Mask (Sōmen)
Date	18th century 18th century
Medium	Iron, lacquer
Classification	Armor Parts-Masks
Origin	Japanese Japanese
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Rogers Fund, 1906
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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