Atsuita karaori (Noh Costume)

Japan

Date

late Edo period (1789–1868), 1801/25

Medium

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, plain weave; dyed with safflower, beni

Dimensions

176.4 × 144.5 cm (69 1/2 × 56 7/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 60.6 cm (23 7/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of the Antiquarian Society