Sculpture Traditionally Identified as Minamoto no Yoritomo 

This stately figure is traditionally identified as Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura period (1192–1333). He wears a heavily starched [kariginu] (hunting robe), the semi-formal uniform of the samurai. His distinctive way of sitting, with the soles of the feet facing up, was how the noblemen of the imperial court posed for their portraits.

Cultural property designation

Important Cultural Property

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Artist

Period/Century

Kamakura period, 13th–14th century

Country/Origin

Excavation site

Material

Wood with pigment and inlaid crystal eyes

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Donor

Collection reference no.

C-1526

Genre

Sculpture

Category

Sculpture > Portrait sculptures