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Piece

late 18th–19th century
Not on view
The original use of this fragment is unclear, but the fiber (asa) and the textile's auspicious overall pattern of flower-filled hexagons hint that it could be a fragment from a costume of matching jacket and long trousers (nagakamishimo) for the Noh or kyōgen theater.

One limitation of stencils is that they cannot accommodate patterns of rings because the middle falls out if a circle is cut into paper. Japanese stencil carvers and dyers avoided this problem by reinforcing stencils with thread or by using two stencils, one for part of each ring and a second for the rest. Because the hexagons and floral patterns in this textile are completed ringlike forms, either a double stencil or a single thread-reinforced stencil must have been used.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Piece
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: late 18th–19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Ground of blue bast fiber (asa)
  • Dimensions: H. 23 7/8 in. (60.6 cm); W. 12 15/16 in. (32.9 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Dyed
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2000 Benefit Fund, and funds from various donors, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.428.35
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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