Noh Robe

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1974.36

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CMA_.1974.36

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Textiles

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Textiles

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

Creator Nationality

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Creator Dates/Places:

Japan

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Japan

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Japan, Edo Period

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Japan, Edo Period

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Noh Robe

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Noh Robe

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

first half 18th Century

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first half 18th Century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1700

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1700

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1750

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1750

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

embroidery, silk and applied gold leaf on silk ground

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embroidery, silk and applied gold leaf on silk ground

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

Overall: 158.5cm x 138cm

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Overall: 158.5cm x 138cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1974.36

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1974.36

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This magnificent robe was a costume specifically designed for performances of Noh theater in Japan. Originating during the fourteenth century from simple folk plays, Noh drama evolved into formal presentations of ritual, drama, dance, and music performed in the courts and shrines of the nobility. Stories were derived from a variety of sources?myths, legends, poetry, prose?many dating back to the medieval period. Because great importance was placed on subtlety and elegance, plots tended to be minimal. All roles, whether male or female, were played by men. Central to these performances were the masks and costumes worn by the actors. The brilliance and elegance of this robe are characteristic of costumes made solely for Noh theater. Its date in the first half of the eighteenth century is indicated by the proportions of the robe, the choice of embroidery stitches (satin, couching, and outline), and the absence of decoration at the hips, a fashion also reflected in kimonos at that time. The design of weepingcherry trees and irises in the snow was very likely inspired by a medieval Japanese poem. Robes decorated with embroidery against a gold ground were reserved for female roles. These robes were worn under an external garment and were, therefore, only partially visible. A.W.

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This magnificent robe was a costume specifically designed for performances of Noh theater in Japan. Originating during the fourteenth century from simple folk plays, Noh drama evolved into formal presentations of ritual, drama, dance, and music performed in the courts and shrines of the nobility. Stories were derived from a variety of sources?myths, legends, poetry, prose?many dating back to the medieval period. Because great importance was placed on subtlety and elegance, plots tended to be minimal. All roles, whether male or female, were played by men. Central to these performances were the masks and costumes worn by the actors. The brilliance and elegance of this robe are characteristic of costumes made solely for Noh theater. Its date in the first half of the eighteenth century is indicated by the proportions of the robe, the choice of embroidery stitches (satin, couching, and outline), and the absence of decoration at the hips, a fashion also reflected in kimonos at that time. The design of weepingcherry trees and irises in the snow was very likely inspired by a medieval Japanese poem. Robes decorated with embroidery against a gold ground were reserved for female roles. These robes were worn under an external garment and were, therefore, only partially visible. A.W.

Context

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