mask

mask

Painted wooden mask, black background. Long ears with earrings and blue stripes. Gold design on chin and cheek.
  • Object: mask
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 7.25" X 5.5"
  • Culture Area: Asia
  • Cultural Group: China
  • Cultural Context: In China “Laughing Buddha” is known as the Loving or Friendly One. He is based on an eccentric Chinese Ch’an (Zen) monk who lived over 1,000 years ago and has become a significant part of Buddhist and Shinto culture. He has become a deity of contentment and abundance, and is the patron of the weak, poor, and children.
  • Donor: Elizabeth Richardson (mother), Maury & Resa Dance
  • Catalog #: 115.163