Seated portrait of Minamoto no Yoritomo

Minamoto no Yoritomo

源 頼朝

First shōgun of Japan (1147–199 CE)

Founder of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199.

The video takes a close look at this depiction of Yoritomo, which was made after his death, and looks at an earlier painted portrait for comparison. In the sculpture, Yoritomo is dressed as a warrior aristocrat, and this video explains his distinctive outfit and how it differs from the earlier depiction of the shōgun.