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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Nō theater costume (chōken),

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Nō theater costume (chōken)

Medium

paper (fiber product), silk, gold leaf, silver leaf

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • gold leaf,
  • silver leaf,
  • paper

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • gold leaf,
  • silver leaf,
  • paper

Dimensions

107.3 cm (42 1/4 inches) (center back length)

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

35.495

Nō theater costume (chōken)

Patterns and Poetry

Nō Robes from the Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection

Lucy T. Aldrich Collection of Japanese Noh Drama Costumes and Priest Robes

Publications

Patterns and Poetry

Nō Robes from the Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection

Lucy T. Aldrich Collection of Japanese Noh Drama Costumes and Priest Robes

Exhibition History

Patterns and Poetry

October 21, 1994 - January 22, 1995
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