Chôken (Nô Costume), Late Meiji/early Taishô period, early 20th century
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, complex gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts
125.4 x 207 cm (49 x 81 1/2 in.)
Restricted gift of Mrs. J. L. Valentine, 1928.812
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, "Five Centuries of Japanese Textiles: On This Sleeve of Fondest Dreams," March 4–June 7, 1992
Publication History
Hays, Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays. "Nô Drama Costumes and Other Japanese Costumes in The Art Institute of Chicago" Museum Studies 18, 1 (1992), catalogue no. 10, pg. 83.
Nagasaki, Iwao. Japanese Textile in American Collections. Tokyo: Shogakukan, Inc., 1995 cat. no. 149 pg. 152.