Noh Robe (Karaori) with Tortoise Shell Pattern and Crane Lozenges

first half of the 19th century

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The auspicious combination of crane and tortoise motifs has long been a staple of Japanese decoration. Here it is elegantly stylized in lozenge-shaped confronting pairs of cranes on a ground motif of interlocking hexagons representing the tortoiseshell. A similar robe preserved at Itsukushima Shrine is dated to 1826.

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茶地亀甲鶴菱模様唐織
Title: Noh Robe (Karaori) with Tortoise Shell Pattern and Crane Lozenges
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Twill-weave silk brocade with supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions: Overall: 65 x 56 1/2 in. (165.1 x 143.5 cm)
Classification: Costumes
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Object Number: 36.120.690
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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