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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Nō theater costume (kariginu), Edo Period

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese, Edo

Title

Nō theater costume (kariginu)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

silk, gilt paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • gilt paper; lampas,
  • plain and satin weave,
  • gold leaf paper-wrapped wefts

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • gilt paper; lampas,
  • plain and satin weave,
  • gold leaf paper-wrapped wefts

Dimensions

Center back: 142.2 cm (56 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Mark Yu number 73 cyprus plants and on purple ground

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

35.494

Nō theater costume (kariginu)

Patterns and Poetry

Nō Robes from the Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection

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

Mark Yu number 73 cyprus plants and on purple ground

Place Made: Japan

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

Nuance in Nature

February 16 - July 8, 2007

Patterns and Poetry

October 21, 1994 - January 22, 1995

Poetry in Pattern

June 9 - September 3, 1989

Poetry in Pattern

October 10 - November 4, 1987
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