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Fragment

18th century
Not on view
This textile fragment features a pattern with a stylized fence or lattice and moonflowers (yūgao; literally, “evening faces”) of various colors against a white ground. Originally, it may have been part of a Noh theater costume.

The moonflower plays a role in chapter 4 of The Tale of Genji, “The Lady of the Evening Faces.” Collecting textile samples as a kind of visual dictionary of motifs and a resource for technical analysis was common among Western collectors in Moore’s era.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragment
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Twill-weave silk with brocading in silk and supplementary weft patterning in silk (karaori)
  • Dimensions: Overall (a): 12 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (31.1 x 28.6 cm)
    Overall (b): 11 x 9 1/4 in. (27.9 x 23.5 cm)
    Overall (c): 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 cm)
    Overall (d): 11 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (29.2 x 5.7 cm)
    Overall (f): 31 x 11 in. (78.7 x 27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Woven
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.68a–d, f
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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