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Noh costume (chôken)
Cloak
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk complex gauze-weave (ro) ground with silk and gilt paper discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in plain-weave; braided and twisted silk cord; painted
Dimensions
108.6 x 206.4 cm (42 3/4 x 81 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.1143
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionNoh theater dancing cloak (chôken) for female role with design of a large phoenix (ho-o) in orange, green, blue, brown, black and white silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a silk gauze ground covered with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts; reddish-orange braided and twisted silk cords with tassels at edge of sleeves; some areas touched up with paint.
Costume suitable for the play Hagaromo.
Costume suitable for the play Hagaromo.
ProvenanceCollection of William Sturgis Bigelow; gift to the MFA on May 5, 1921