Noh costume (nuihaku)
18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin stenciled with gold leaf (surihaku), embroidered with silk
Dimensions151.1 cm (59.5 in. ) CB w/collar)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection and Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number15.1161
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
NOTES:
[1] Bigelow arranged the transaction and transport of the costumes on behalf of the MFA.
[2] No. 22 on Yamanaka & Co. object list. Part of Yamanaka's "Complete Set" of Noh Isho and Men dresses (accession no. 15.1146 - 15.1164), purchased as a group for $7500. Costumes from the Hirase Collection were also purchased from Yamanaka & Co. at this time (accession no. 15.1165 - 15.1178), the total sale $9,969.25.
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