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Kimono
Noh costume (atsuita)
Kimono
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk 5/1 twill ikat-dyed ground with warp ikat (kasuri) and supplementary silk patterning wefts tied in 1/2 twill order
Dimensions
144.8 x 128.9 cm (57 x 50 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3878
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionNoh theater robe (atsuita), for male role, with overall design of alternating blocks of color and design (dangawari) which consists of blue, brown, green and natural ecru plaid and paulownia (kiri) and swastika (manji) motifs on a reddish-orange ground along the top and bottom of the robe and a hexagonal tortoise shell pattern (kikkô-mon) with stylized floral pattern (karahana) woven into a yellow-orange ground across the center of the robe. There is a pale blue plain-weave silk lining.
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.