Description
眉間のW字状の皺のやわらかさ、一文字に閉めた口の下方の隆起、頬のふくらみの自然な表現などに精彩がある。髪、ひげ の毛描きも勢いがあり、先端が蕨のように丸まり、あるいは渦を作るなど剽(ひょう)軽(きん)な顔に似合って面白い。面裏に「キヒノケンせイ」と陰刻するが意味は不明。クスノキと見られる材で面裏の彫りも力強い。
Data source
ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
Contents holder/Provider
Aggregator
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026