Karaori (Nô Costume)

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Textiles

late Edo period (1789–1868), late 18th/early 19th century

Japan

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Department: Textiles

Title: Karaori (Nô Costume)
Place: Japan (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1775–1825
Medium: Silk and gold-leaf-paper strips, twill weave; resist dyed; lined with silk, plain weave (replacement)
Dimensions: 162.8 × 133.2 cm (64 × 52 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert D. Graff
Reference Number: 1968.142
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Mary V. Hays and Ralph E. Hays. “Nô Drama Costumes and Other Japanese Costumes in The Art Institute of Chicago.” Museum Studies 18, 1 (1992), p. 37, cat. no. 6.
Iwao Nagasaki. Japanese Textile in American Collections (Tokyo: Shogakukan, Inc., 1995), p. 156, cat. no. 154.

The Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, Five Centuries of Japanese Kimono: On this Sleeve of Fondest Dream, March 7–June 7, 1992
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 108, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Art Galleries, July 22-October 28, 2016

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