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Noh costume (atsuita)

late 19th or early 20th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, 5/1 twill patterned with silk and gilt-paper strips tied in 2/1 twill order and silk floats
DimensionsOverall (when hung for display and viewed from the back): 162.9 x 135.6 cm (64 1/8 x 53 3/8 in.)
Other (Collar): 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Center front: 182.2 cm (71 3/4 in.)
Center back: 169.9 cm (66 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.166
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow on March 3, 1921
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art