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Noh Theater Robe (yore mizugoromo)late Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

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Kimono-shaped garment made from open-weave tawny brown mesh, displayed flat with sleeves extended, the crossed front panels forming an X against a white background

Unknown, Noh Theater Robe (yore mizugoromo), late Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Jacqueline Avant and Janet Francine Cobert, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Noh Theater Robe (yore mizugoromo)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
Medium
Silk plain weave with displaced weft patterning (yore)
Dimensions
Center back length: 47 3/8 in. (120.33 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Jacqueline Avant and Janet Francine Cobert
Accession Number
M.2002.71.2
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.