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Noh costume (atsuita)

18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk 5/1 twill ikat-dyed ground with warp ikat (kasuri) and supplementary silk patterning wefts tied in 1/2 twill order
Dimensions144.8 x 128.9 cm (57 x 50 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.3878
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
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.
Noh costume (atsuita)
18th century (overpainted in late 19th)
Restricted
late 18th or 19th century
Noh costume (atsuita)
late 19th to early 20th century
Pattern
early 20th century
Noh costume (atsuita)
late 18th to early 19th century
Noh costume (atsuita)
mid-19th century