DepartmentAsia

Mask of the Elderly Man, sometimes referred to as the Buddha, who taunts and tames the lion

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1960

Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia

MediumPapier-mâché, paint

Dimensions10 1/4 × 9 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (26 × 23 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.624

Object numberA.1981.38.624

DescriptionMold made, painted, papier-mache. Pink skin. Eyebrows. Moustache, goatee and border, bottom front, are blue with white stripes. Blue hair. Furrowed brow, brown lines. Open mouth, white teeth. Dark pink cheeks. Happy expression covers the entire head. Flat base.