Noh costume (ôguchi)

late 18th to early 19th century

Object PlaceJapan

Medium/TechniqueFront: silk plain weave patterned with gold and silver gilt paper strips tied in 1/3 twill order; Back: silk plain weave rib patterned with gold and silver gilt paper strips tied in 1/3 order (Kinran)

Dimensions112.4 x 81.3 cm (44 1/4 x 32 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel

Accession number19.741

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.