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Japanese Edo

Bugaku costume, late 1600s - early 1700s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Bugaku costume

Year

late 1600s - early 1700s

Medium

Silk; plain weave, discontinuous weft patterning, embroidered

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

37.005

Projects & Publications

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Applied Image

March 11 - June 21, 1998

Bugaku, the dance element of Gagaku, an ancient form of music and dance in Japan, requires a specific costume. The music, dance, and costumes have their stylistic roots in continental Asia. RISD's Bugaku robe is probably of the "right" style, derived from Korean and central Asian prototypes. It is typically executed in blue, green, or yellow. The "left" style, in contrast, is predominantly in red, the influence here from China or Indochina. Japanese robes typically display many different methods of decoration, as in this costume. The blue squares were dyed onto the cloth to create an interesting colored background; then the piece was embroidered in satin stitch and couching. This differs from the traditional Chinese approach of using embroidery as the only color contrast to a monotone fabric.

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