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Theatrical Noh Robe for Female Character (Karaori) with Snow Covered Camellias and CloudsEdo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Not on view
Japanese kimono with copper-tan brocade ground, all-over pattern of flowering branches in ivory, orange, pink, sage green, and navy
Silk textile fragment with woven floral pattern on a warm coral-orange ground; clusters of white and coral peonies with blue, green, and dark brown leaves trail along curving branches across the surface.
Silk embroidered textile with a symmetrical allover pattern of large peony blossoms in white, cream, and terracotta on a warm orange ground, with blue, green, and brown leaves on curving stems.

Unknown, Theatrical Noh Robe for Female Character (Karaori) with Snow Covered Camellias and Clouds, Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Theatrical Noh Robe for Female Character (Karaori) with Snow Covered Camellias and Clouds
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Medium
Silk twill with silk- and gilt-paper-thread supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Length: 64 1/2 in. (163.83 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2002.71.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako; Bethe, Monicat, with contributions by Goodall, Hollis; Hare, Tom; Shigeki, Kawakami; Ken, Kirihata; Morley, Carolyn A.; Nagasaki Iwao and Tanabe Sabur¯osuke. Miracles and Mischief: Noh and Kyogen Theater in Japan. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002.