Hangiri (Noh Costume)
1801/25, late Edo period (1789–1868)
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; back stiffened with reeds, plain weave; covered with paper; lined with silk, plain weave; ties: silk, plain weave; braided cords
Dimensions
108.9 × 43.9 cm (42 7/8 × 17 1/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
88787
About the Artist
Unknown
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