Fragment of Noh costume (karaori)
18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, 2/1 twill ground with supplementary gilt-paper patterning wefts tied in 1/2 twill order; silk weft floats
Dimensions310 x 45.7 cm (122 1/16 x 18 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.249
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA,
19th century
19th century
19th century
18th century
19th century
19th century
18th or 19th century
18th century (overpainted in late 19th)
19th century
19th century
late 18th or 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century