Noh costume (kariginu)
18th to 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk gauze weave patterned with gilt paper wefts
DimensionsOverall: 163.5 x 201.9 cm (64 3/8 x 79 1/2 in.)
Center back (without collar): 161.3 cm (63 1/2 in.)
Other (collar): 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Center back (without collar): 161.3 cm (63 1/2 in.)
Other (collar): 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection and Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number15.1177
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
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 $75 [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. 101 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.
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
NOTES:
[1] Bigelow arranged the transaction and transport of the costumes on behalf of the MFA.
[2] No. 101 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.
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
19th century
latter half of the 19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
19th century
late 18th century
18th century
18th or 19th century
late 18th or early 19th century
19th century
latter half of 18th to first half of 19th century
19th century
18th century