Acteur in een Noh-theaterstuk, Tokyo
Details
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- 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
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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.
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Face Visual · 93%
The composition is dominated by a frontal, clearly legible face-like form presented by the mask.
Medium and Techniques
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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.
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Black-and-White Photography Visual · 99%
The image is rendered in black, white, and intermediate gray tones without visible color.
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Close-Up Visual · 98%
The masked performer’s face and upper body occupy most of the frame, with very little surrounding context.
Time Periods
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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
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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
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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.