Description
The role can be recognized as that of a courtier on account of the costume. Nobles of the Heian era (794-1185) wore this kind of robe (originally designed for hunting) over gathered trousers.
Exhibitions
Japanese Woodblock Prints: The Art of Collaboration. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2018-2019.
Provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
