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Noh costume (karaori)
Noh costume (karaori)

Noh costume (karaori)

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; 2/1 twill ground with gilt-paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in 1/2 twill order; silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions171.8 x 153.4 cm (67.625 (CB w/collar) x 60.375 in. )
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.164
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921
Noh costume (karaori)
late 19th or early 20th century
Kimono (uchikake)
late 19th or early 20th century