Fragment

Japan

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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.

Fragment, Twill-weave silk with brocading in silk and supplementary weft patterning in silk (karaori), Japan

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Fragment, Twill-weave silk with brocading in silk and supplementary weft patterning in silk (karaori), Japan
Fragment, Twill-weave silk with brocading in silk and supplementary weft patterning in silk (karaori), Japan
Fragment, Twill-weave silk with brocading in silk and supplementary weft patterning in silk (karaori), Japan
Fragment, Twill-weave silk with brocading in silk and supplementary weft patterning in silk (karaori), Japan

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