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Gigaku is a masked drama performed to music. It was introduced to Japan from China and Korea in the 600s CE and was staged at the court and in Buddhist temples. The mask maybe for the character Taikoji, a youth. Or, perhaps it was used by boys known as shishiko, who led a masked Chinese lion in procession. Wood, pigment. From Japan. Circa 700s CE. (The British Museum, London).
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