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Cloak
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Noh costume (chôken)
Cloak
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk gauze ground with silk and gilt-paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
105.4 x 205.8 cm (41 1/2 x 81 1/48 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3927
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPurple silk gauze Noh theater cloak (chôken) for female role with design of flower wrapping paper (hana-noshi) and dandelions (tampopo) in silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.
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.