Noh costume (atsuita)
late 17th to early 18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill with supplementary silk and gilt-paper wefts
Dimensions143.5 x 139.7 cm (56 1/2 x 55 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection and Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number15.1155
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ProvenanceKuroda clan, Fukuoka, Japan. 1915, sold by Yamanaka and Co., New York, to the MFA for $7500 [see note]. (Accession Date: October 7, 1915)
NOTES:
Yamanaka's "Complete Set" of Noh Isho and Men dresses (accession nos. 15.1146 - 15.1164) were purchased as a group for $7500. This robe was no. 13 on the Yamanaka and Co. object list. William Sturgis Bigelow arranged the transaction and transport of the costumes on behalf of the MFA.
NOTES:
Yamanaka's "Complete Set" of Noh Isho and Men dresses (accession nos. 15.1146 - 15.1164) were purchased as a group for $7500. This robe was no. 13 on the Yamanaka and Co. object list. William Sturgis Bigelow arranged the transaction and transport of the costumes on behalf of the MFA.
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