Nuihaku Nō robe with phoenixes and branches

Details

• Title

  Nuihaku Nō robe with phoenixes and branches

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  silk, satin woven, dyed yellow, with stamped gold and silver foil decoration (surihaku), and embroidered with coloured silk; silk lining, dyed red, and painted with black ink; collar back interlined with paper; robe padded with teased raw cotton

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › paper;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  needleworked › embroidered;

  marked › stamped;

  filled › padded;

  covered › coated › painted;

  altered › repaired

  more

• Object type

  clothing › garment › robe;

  textile

• Dimensions

  width at waist 147.5 x 75 cm (height x width)
  width at sleeve 140.5 cm (width)
  width at hem 77 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 1989.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1989.203

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