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Noh costume (noshime)


Under kimono
Japanese
Edo
19th or 20th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk plain weave hand painted with color and ink
Dimensions Overall: 134.6 x 142.2 cm (53 CB x 56 in.)
Other: 15.2 cm (6 in.) - collar measurement
Exhibition height: 56"
Credit Line Marshall H. Gould Fund
Accession Number2003.273
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionNoh theater under robe (noshime) for male role with design of hand painted green stripes alternating with black check stripes on a white, plain-weave silk ground.
ProvenanceIdemitsu Museum, Tokyo; Sebastian Izzard, New York; Purchased by the MFA, June 25, 2003