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Kimono
Noh costume (karaori)
Kimono
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk; twill-weave ground, warp ikat-dyed (kasuri), with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and gilt paper discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Length x width: 165.4 x 139.7 cm (65 1/8 x 55 in.) (Max)
Center front: 165.4 cm (65 1/8 in.)
Center back: 159.7 cm (62 7/8 in.)
Other (collar height): 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Center front: 165.4 cm (65 1/8 in.)
Center back: 159.7 cm (62 7/8 in.)
Other (collar height): 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3829
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSilk Noh theater robe with ground of reddish-orange and natural ecru color block blocks (dangawari) delineated by the warp ikat (kasuri) technique and an overall design of blossoming plum tree branches (ume) and bamboo (take) in blue, green, gold, pink, purple and white silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts and hexagonal tortoiseshell crests (kikkô-mon) of gilt paper discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts surrounding simple flower motifs (karahana); reddish-orange plain-weave silk lining. Some embroidery and dye added in Meiji era.
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.