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Portrait of a Nobleman
Artist: Japanese
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Date: 1200 - 1300
Materials: lacquered wood
Dimensions: 23 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £2,000 (Total: £4,000)
Vendor: Ralph Nash
Review number: 2261 (1967)
Provenance:
Ralph Nash
Description:
Figure dressed in Court robes and the hat and eyes are inlaid with crystal painted on the inside to add vivid realism. Kamakura period wood carving. Such portraits at this time were perhaps distributed for the edification of feudal dependants.
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