Japan
Noh Costume (Awase kariginu, Sashinuki and Koshi obi)
INV-3973
Japana–b: late Edo/early Meiji period, 19th century; c–d: Late Meiji period, late 19th century or early 20th century
Noh Costume (Awase kariginu, Sashinuki and Koshi obi)
Japan
textileweaving
Date
a–b: late Edo/early Meiji period, 19th century; c–d: Late Meiji period, late 19th century or early 20th century
Medium
a: silk, complex gauze weave self-patterned by areas of plain interlacing with silk tapes of 3:1 twill oblique interlacing, ikat; lined; plain weave; b: silk, weft-ribbed plain weave; waist band and ties: silk, plain weave; cords: silk, four element square braid, three element ply; c: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave; warp ikat; embroidered in satin, stem and straight stitches; couching; four element square braid fringe; d: plain weave
Dimensions
a: 96.5 × 148.6 cm (38 × 58 1/2 in.); A repeat: 23 × 15.5 cm (9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.); b: 165.1 × 59.3 cm (65 × 23 3/8 in.); c: 65 × 9.2 cm (25 1/2 × 3 5/8 in.); d: 240 × 8 cm (94 5/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Oriental Department Sundry Trust Fund
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