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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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.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
18th century
late 19th or early 20th century
early 20th century
19th century
about 1700
about 1700
latter half of the 19th century
17th or 18th century
18th century
19th century
early 20th century
18th century