Noh robe (noshime)
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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.
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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.
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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
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