Noh robe (noshime)
Silk under-robe for a male character in the Noh Theater. This boldly colored, striped example with elegant, woven gold decoration (kasuri) was most likely made for a samurai role.
Artwork Details
- Title:Noh robe (noshime)
- Period:Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date:late 18th–early 19th century
- Culture:Japan
- Medium:Plain-weave silk
- Dimensions:60 × 50 1/2 in. (152.4 × 128.3 cm)
- Classification:Costumes-Woven
- Credit Line:Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Fund, 2018
- Object Number:2018.634
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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ca. 1670s
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second half of the 17th century
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