No Masks for the Role of Yase-otoko

Mitsunaga, 1600 - 1672

Two No Masks for the Role of Yase-otoko. These two masks are for the character of an emaciated man (Yase-otoko), a spirit tormented in the hereafter. The sunken eyes, hollow cheeks, and sharp cheekbones are stock features, and yet subtle differences in expression can be discerned reflecting the individual interpretation given by the maker of the mask.

  • Artwork typemask, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1199
  • Dimensionsheight 20 cm x width 14.9 cm x depth 8.1 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    No Masks for the Role of Yase-otoko

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1199

  • Description

    No-masker, voorstellende yase-otoko, de magere man. De zwarte puntjes zijn een kopie van de beschadigingen/restauraties van een eerder origineel, dat hier in zijn geheel is gekopieerd. Typerend voor Mitsunaga is de neus-insnijding, die aan de onderzijde schuin loopt en waarvan de bovenkant doorloopt tot boven de oogopeningen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘'Mitsunaga' + kao’

Creation

  • Creation

    Mitsunaga, Japan

  • Dating

    1600 - 1672

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 20 cm x width 14.9 cm x depth 8.1 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 Masks for the Role of Yase-otoko
  • No Masks for the Role of Yase-otoko