- Title
- Woman's Costume Ensemble (Wig, Obi, Kimono, and Under Kimonos), Costume for Ganna Walska as Cio-Cio-San in 'Madama Butterfly' (Madame Butterfly), Act I
- Date Made
- 1923
- Medium
- Wig: Hair, plastic;
Obi: Silk plain weave (faille), painted, with silk embroidery, with silk plain weave and silk cord tassels
Kimono: Silk plain weave and silk plain weave appliques, with silk over embroidery, silk cord and silk cord tassels
Under kimonos: Silk plain weave
- Dimensions
- Overall (Obi): 23 × 19 1/2 in. (58.42 × 49.53 cm)
Center back length (Kimono): 74 in. (187.96 cm)
Center back length (Blue under kimono): 78 3/8 in. (199.07 cm)
Center back length (Purple under kimono): 82 in. (208.28 cm)
Center back length (Red under kimono): 85 in. (215.9 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.87.80.25a-f
- Collecting Area
- Costume and Textiles
- Copyright
- © Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York
