Noh costume (karaori)

19th century

Object PlaceJapan

Medium/TechniqueSilk, 2/1 twill ground ikat-dyed, silk and gilt-paper discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied in 1/2 twill order; silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts

Dimensions143.5 x 135.9 cm (56 1/2 x 53 1/2 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection and Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund

Accession number15.1167

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ClassificationsCostumes

Collections

ProvenanceHirase Collection. By 1915, Yamanaka & Co., New York; 1915, sold by Yamanaka to the MFA, through William Sturgis Bigelow, Boston, [see note 1] for $300 [see note 2]. (Accession date: October 7, 1915)

NOTES:
[1] Bigelow arranged the transaction and transport of the costumes on behalf of the MFA.
[2] No. 81 on Yamanaka & Co. object list. Costumes from the Hirase Collection (accession no. 15.1165 - 15.1178) were purchased from Yamanaka & Co. individually, along with part of Yamanaka's "Complete Set" of Noh Isho and Men dresses (accession no. 15.1146 - 15.1164), which were sold as a group for $7500. The total sale was $9,969.25.