Noh costume (karaori)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; 2/1 twill ground with supplementary silk and gilt-paper patterning wefts tied in 1/2 twill order; silk weft floats; embroidered at a later date with silk floss
DimensionsOverall: 149.9 x 133.4 cm (59 includes 2 1/2" for collar x 52 1/2 in.)
Other (Collar): 13cm (5 1/8in.)
Center back: 143.5 cm (56 1/2 in.)
Other (Collar): 13cm (5 1/8in.)
Center back: 143.5 cm (56 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.3819
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
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