Hoofd van een priester

anonymous, 1500 - 1525

Head of a priest. Japan. First quarter of 16th century. Wood. Japanese portraits often have an intensely personal expression. This is unique in Asian art, where portraits were generally subject to strictconventions.

  • Artwork typesculpture, fragment, hoofd
  • Object numberAK-MAK-122
  • Dimensionsheight 20 cm x width 9 cm x depth 8.4 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Hoofd van een priester
    • Fragment van een beeldhouwwerk (former title)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-122

  • Description

    Fragment (hoofd) van een priester.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1500 - 1525

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 20 cm x width 9 cm x depth 8.4 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Bauer-Frank, 1951)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from Bauer-Frank, fl. 300, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1951;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Bulletin van de Vereniging Vrienden der Aziatische kunst, (1951) 35 (dec.), p. 118, afb. 126-127.

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