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Garuda Gigaku Mask

木造迦楼羅（伎楽面）

At a glance — Sculpture · Nara period, 8th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Sculpture
Period: Nara period, 8th century
Date: 701–800
Dimensions: Height37.6cm:Width23.2cm
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-3460

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Garuda Gigaku Mask is a sculpture of Nara period, 8th century (701–800), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-3460 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-3460
Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Garuda Gigaku Mask（木造迦楼羅（伎楽面））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3460. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/garuda-gigaku-mask/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Sculpture
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Category: Sculpture:Masks:Gigaku masks|Sculpture:By region:Japan
Size: Height37.6cm:Width23.2cm
員数: 1面
分類: 彫刻
種別: 彫刻:仮面:伎楽面|彫刻:地域別:日本
時代世紀: 奈良時代後期・8世紀
法量: 縦37.6cm:横23.2cm

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