Unknown Artist
- Title
- Nô theatre costume
- Other titles:
- Noh theatre costume
- Place of origin
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Japan
- Period
- Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
- Year
- circa 1800
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- silk and gold; ikat dyed threads for the warp; brocade weave using flat strips of gilt paper
- Dimensions
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134.5 x 137.0cm
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the VisAsia Dinner Fund to commemorate the 'Goddess: Divine Energy' exhibition 2006
- Accession number
- 286.2006
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Noh robes are the ultimate statement in quality, luxury and skilful weaving. This one is an 'atsuita', a robe used as an outer robe primarily for male roles. It is boldly decorated with alternating squares of eddy or whirlpool ('uzumoyo') motifs, and dragon roundels. In addition the backgrounds within the squares are enriched with trellis and 'Bishamon' diaper pattern; and the ikat dyed warps are arranged to form blocks of colour. The result is a superbly vibrant and impressive design.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, August 2006.
- Bibliography (3)
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'All Over The Town (And All Over The Place) Asia Week', by Roberta Smith, pg. E26 & E37., The New York Times 31 Mar 2006, 31 Mar 2006, colour illus. E37.
Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 2007 2007, 2007, 25 (colour illus.).
Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales: highlights from the collection, Sydney, 2008, 178 (colour illus.), 179.
- Exhibition history (1)
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'The Art of Japan', Alan Kennedy Ltd, Asia Week, New York, 27 Mar 2006–02 Apr 2006.
