Noh costume (atsuita-karaori)

Historical period(s)
Edo period, 19th century or earlier
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
H x W: 163.5 x 165.5 cm (64 3/8 x 65 3/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Kyoto, Nishijin
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S2009.1
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Costume and Textile
Type

Costume for Noh theater

Keywords
crane, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Hauge collection, Japan, Noh
Provenance

From early 1950s to 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]

From 2009
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2009

Notes:

[1] According to curatorial notes, this garment was acquired by Victor Hauge while he was living in Tokyo in the early 1950s. It was either purchased directly from the Tokyo dealer Heisando or bought at auction at the Tokyo Bijutsu Club, with Heisando placing the bid for Mr. Hauge.

Heisando Co., Ltd., 1-2-4 Shiba-koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, phone: 03-3434-0588.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Victor and Takako Hauge (1919-2013, 1923-2015)

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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