Noh theater costume (atsuita)
2nd half 18th century, restyled during Meiji period
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill ground, warp ikat (kasuri) dyed; silk and gilt-paper (kinran) supplemental weft patterning
Dimensions144.5 x 142 cm (56 7/8 x 55 7/8 in. )
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.3799
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceBy 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.
19th century
18th century (overpainted in late 19th)
18th century
late 18th or 19th century
19th century
18th century
late 18th or early 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
18th century
late 19th to early 20th century
19th century
