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Fragment of Noh costume (surihaku)
Japanese
Edo period
late 16th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk damask embroidered with silk, couched with gold-wrapped thread, stenciled with silver (surihaku)
Dimensions
Overall: 55.5 x 37.5 cm (21 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number26.190
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFragment of sleeve from Noh theater costume (surihaku) of pale blue damask with woven interlocking hexagon pattern (kikkô-mon), bamboo, baby pine, crane; surface design of peonies, narcissus, camellias, and plums within snowflakes segments stenciled in silver; phoenix and paulownia motifs embroidered in shades of green and blue, scarlet and tan silk with the wings of the phoenix accented with couched gold-wrapped thread.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, November 4, 1926