In performance, Nō’s austere bare stage and the severe elegance of its powerful masks combine with the multiple layers of shimmering costume to give the actor an oversized sculptural presence as he moves with the music and chanting of the chorus.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002.
Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1993.
Los Angeles: Getty Publications. Phipps, Elena. 2004. „Miniature Tunic (Uncu).“
Talismans that contain inscriptions with the names of prophets and religious heroes have the power to protect an individual from hardship and danger by acting as a conduit between the two.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution
Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, 1978.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. „Costume and Character in the Age of Ingres,“ September 9–November 21, 1999.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. „Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed,“ December 6, 2001–March 17, 2002
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Henri Selmer (Paris) Artist: Louis Jordan (American, Brinkley, Alaska 1908–1975 Los
1902, excavated under the direction of R. Koldewey on behalf of the German Oriental Society; 1926, ceded to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum, in the division of finds; acquired by the Museum in 1931, purchased from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
of Art, Tokyo, Japan, 1983. “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins,� Getty Villa, Los
Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1993.
Exquisite illustrated manuscripts, decorative arts, and architectural decoration created during the period of the Ilkhanid rule in the Iranian region.
The exhibition has been organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Los Angeles
