Miroku Bosatsu Mask, Japan, 19th-20th Centuries

This mask represents the head of the bodhisattva Maitreya (Japanese: Miroku Bosatsu). The original on which this mask is based is a famous wooden sculpture from the 7th century (Asuka period), preserved at the Chūgū-ji temple in Nara. The mask is covered in plaster, gilding and colorful polychromy; its heart is made of wood or plaster, which is difficult to determine.

Japan, 19th - 20th century.

Translation of the inscription:
模國寶 (Mo Kokuhō): Replica of a National Treasure.
中宮寺 (Chūgū-ji): Chūgū-ji.
思惟菩薩 temple (Shisui Bosatsu): Bodhisattva in meditation.

Dimensions: 25 x 16.5 x 10 cm.

Condition visible in photos, damage near eye.

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