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Nō theater costume (nuihaku), late 1800s-early 1900s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Nō theater costume (nuihaku)

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Silk; satin, embroidered with silk and metallic thread in couching, long and short satin stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, and knot stitch

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • satin weave

Dimensions

Center back length: 125.1 cm (49 1/4 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.380

Projects & Publications

Publications

Patterns and Poetry

Nō Robes from the Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Applied Image

March 11 - June 21, 1998

This early twentieth-century Nō robe echoes the taste of the Edo Period (1603-1867) in its large horizontal planes of color and randomly scattered patterns. The decoration on this under robe refers to the nuihaku tradition of ornamentation, in which the technique of embroidery and surihaku (applied metallic leaf) are combined. The artist used couching to create the trompe l'oeil effect of the blinds and also to depict the cherry and mandarin-orange branches scattered on the tan satin background. In addition to couching, the embroiderer also has used stem stitch, satin stitch, long and short satin stitch, and knot stitch.

Patterns and Poetry

October 21, 1994 - January 22, 1995

The Art of the Kimono

April 17 - July 11, 1992

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Nō theater costume (nuihaku) with the accession number of 55.380. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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