Acteur in een Noh-theaterstuk, Tokyo

Acteur in een Noh-theaterstuk, Tokyo

Ed van der Elsken

Details

Dimensions
height 250 mm x width 249 mm
Origin
Tokyo
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Performing Arts Both · 99%

    The title identifies an actor in a Noh theater piece, and the visible mask, costume, and staged presentation indicate the performing arts.

  • Face Visual · 93%

    The composition is dominated by a frontal, clearly legible face-like form presented by the mask.

Medium and Techniques

  • Photography Both · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the work as a photograph, and the image visibly presents a photographic tonal rendering with grain and a captured close-range view.

  • The image is rendered in black, white, and intermediate gray tones without visible color.

  • Close-Up Visual · 98%

    The masked performer’s face and upper body occupy most of the frame, with very little surrounding context.

Time Periods

  • Art of the 1960s Metadata · 86%

    The catalog dates the work as 1960–1966, although it also records the notation 1959-12; the displayed date supports an association with art of the 1960s.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Metadata · 87%

    The catalog title identifies a Noh theater piece in Tokyo, and the place of origin is recorded as Tokyo; this supports a Japanese cultural context without establishing the artist’s nationality or the work’s broader provenance.

Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects

  • Mask Both · 98%

    A pale theatrical mask is the central visible object; the catalog title identifies the performance as Noh theater.

Source & rights

Ed van der Elsken. Acteur in een Noh-theaterstuk, Tokyo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.