Atsuita Karaori (Noh Costume)

Textiles

late Edo period (1789–1868), Early 19th century

Japan

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Atsuita Karaori (Noh Costume)
Place: Japan (Object made in)
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Medium: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary brocading wefts; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions: 172.8 × 136.9 cm (68 × 53 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert D. Graff
Reference Number: 1968.143
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Hays, Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays. “No Drama Costumes and Other Japanese Costumes in The Art Institute of Chicago,” Museum Studies 18, 1 (1992). catalogue no. 9, pg. 38.
Nagasaki, Iwao. Japanese Textile in American Collections. Tokyo: Shogakukan, Inc., 1995. catalogue no. 157, pg. 159.

The Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, Five Centuries of Japanese Textiles: On This Sleeve of Fondest Dreams, March 4–June 7, 1992

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