5054676 Bugaku Mask (wood with remains of red and black pigments) by Japanese School (12th century); 20.6 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: This Bugaku dance mask of a warrior was used in a dance related to the legends of Ch贖ai 14th emperor of Japan (reigned 192??00). For over twelve hundred years, the dance took place at the Japanese imperial court, incorporating Buddhist and Shinto traditions, with Gagaku music. Heian period (794??185)).