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Noh costume (karaori)
Noh costume (karaori)

Noh costume (karaori)

late 19th or early 20th 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
Dimensions154.9 x 142.2 cm (61 x 56 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.182
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceTokugowa Collection; William Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA on March 3, 1921