No Mask for the Role of Yorimasa

anonymous, 1800 - 1850

Minamoto no Yorimasa was a 12th-century samurai who lost his life in the power struggle then raging. In the No play Yorimasa presents himself as a spirit to a priest. The warrior recounts his tragic end on a battlefield, when he and a few men vainly faced heavy odds to win time for a prince to escape.

  • Artwork typemask, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1198
  • Dimensionsheight 20.2 cm x width 14.4 cm x depth 8.8 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    No Mask for the Role of Yorimasa

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1198

  • Description

    No-masker, voorstellende Yorimasa. Stoppels van geschoren snor en haar in zilver en goud. aan de zijkant een verticale breuklijn.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1800 - 1850

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 20.2 cm x width 14.4 cm x depth 8.8 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of O.J.Tj.N. Domela Nieuwenhuis)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by O.J.Tj.N. Domela Nieuwenhuis to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968 ?;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • No Mask for the Role of Yorimasa
  • No Mask for the Role of Yorimasa