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Noh costume (karaori)
Kimono
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; twill with supplementary silk and gilt-paper patterning wefts (karaori)
Dimensions
152.2 x 138 cm (59 15/16 x 54 5/16 in. )
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3811
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionNoh theater costume for a woman's role patterned with reeds, chrysanthemums, hammer-wheels, and flowing water on red-orange ground (iri-ori)
ProvenanceProbably originally owned by the Maeda family, Kanazawa family. By 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.