Bugaku costume in 5 parts: undercoat (shitagansane); vest (hanpi); split skirt (hakama); helmet (torikabuto) and under robe
late 17th century
Medium/Technique(Undercoat) silk damask, resist-dyed, embroidered and and trimed with karaori fabric; (Vest) silk plain weave, embroidered and and trimed with karaori fabric; (Split skirt) silk damask, resist-dyed, embroidered; (Helmut) silk and gold metallic thread (kinran) wth silk cord and metal plaque' (Under robe) silk plain weave
DimensionsLength x width (undercoat): 274.3 × 193 cm (108 × 76 in.)
Length x width (vest): 62.5 × 69.9 cm (24 5/8 × 27 1/2 in.)
Center back (split skirt): 115.6 cm (45 1/2 in.)
Overall (helmut height): 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)
Center back (under robe): 129.5 cm (51 in.)
Length x width (vest): 62.5 × 69.9 cm (24 5/8 × 27 1/2 in.)
Center back (split skirt): 115.6 cm (45 1/2 in.)
Overall (helmut height): 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)
Center back (under robe): 129.5 cm (51 in.)
Credit LineGift of John C. Weber
Accession number2016.542.1-5
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Provenance17th century, possibly made for the Kasuga Shrine, Nara, Japan. 1997, sold by T. Yanagi Oriental Fine Art, Kyoto, to John C. Weber, New York; 2016, gift of John C. Weber to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)
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