No Mask for the Role of Yorimasa, anonymous, 1800 - 1850
wood (plant material), h 20.2cm × w 14.4cm × d 8.8cm More details
Minamoto no Yorimasa was a 12th-century samurai who lost his life in the power struggle then raging. In the No play Yorimasa presents himself as a spirit to a priest. The warrior recounts his tragic end on a battlefield, when he and a few men vainly faced heavy odds to win time for a prince to escape.
