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Fragment of Noh costume (karaori)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, 2/1 twill ground with supplementary gilt-paper patterning wefts tied in 1/2 twill order; silk weft floats
Dimensions
310 x 45.7 cm (122 1/16 x 18 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.249
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFragment of Noh theater robe (karaori) with design of flower carts against Genji-ko (scenes related to the Tale of Genji) in polychrome silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a reddish-orange twill-weave silk ground.
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA,