Chôken (Noh Costume) by Japan, textile, 1825-1875

Chôken (Noh Costume)

Japan

Year
1825-1875
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquer-paper strips, complex gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned by areas of 1:2 'Z' twill interlacing; lined with silk, plain weave; dyed with beni, safflower
Dimensions
110 × 199.5 cm (43 1/4 × 78 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Japan
Period
Late Edo period (1615–1868)

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