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Kyôgen costume (jacket for hitatare)
Happi
Japanese
20th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Ramie; plain-weave; stencil resist-dyed (katazome)
Dimensions
Center back length: 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Leo and Gabriella Beranek
Accession Number2000.1008
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionKyôgen theater jacket with double-width sleeves of plain-woven natural ramie and stencil resist-dyed designs. Top half of the jacket has a design of cranes in flight and tortoise in green, gray and red on an indigo ground; on the bottom half is a repeating tortoise shell pattern (kikko-mon) overlaid with crests of five circles representing star clusters in tan and white. This jacket is part of a two-piece costume (hitatare) that would include a pleated, split skirt (hakama).
ProvenancePurchased from Lee Sneider by the MFA on December 13, 2000