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Noh costume (Atsuita and Nuihaku))
Kimono
Japanese
Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; twill ground, bottom half 2/1 twill ground with supplementary silk patterning weft tied in 1/2 twill order, silk weft floats; upper part, 5/1 twill ground self-patterned in 1/2 twill, hand painted and embroidered
Dimensions
142.2 x 134.6 cm (56 x 53 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1382
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionNoh theater robe (karaori) for female role with overall design of weeping cherry and iris against mist in pink, purple, yellow, orange, blue, green and white silk supplementary weft patterning on a dark and light blue ground with repeating pattern of Buddhist Wheel of Law (rinbo).
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on June 1, 1911