Mizugoromo Noh Costume
Mizugoromo Noh Costume

EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY)

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Mizugoromo Noh Costume
Edo-Meiji period (second half 19th century)
Pale blue silk
44½ x 51¾in. (113 x 131.5cm.)

SHORT PATCHWORK GARMENT WITH LONG SLEEVES, POSSIBLY FOR A KYOGEN ROLE
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY) ASSEMBLED IN MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)


Fragments of two robes, the first originally a koshimaki furisode with design of precious emblems embroidered on brown silk; the second originally a karaori Noh costume with design of pinks on brown silk; silk with embroidery and gold-leaf paper supplementary weft patterning
34¼in. (87cm.) long

FURISODE
TAISHO-SHOWA PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)


Flower roundels on purple ground; silk with embroidery
53in. (134.4cm.)

The first with paper wrapper inscribed Asagiji ro on mizugoromo (Pale-blue ground mizugoromo) (3)
Provenance
Yamanouchi family, Tosa Province (the first and second)
Kawasaki family, Kochi Prefecture

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