Nuihaku Robes: A Japanese Aesthetic of Silk and Gold
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Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 9
August 31, 2010 (Tue) - October 24, 2010 (Sun)>> detailed information
Nuihaku robes are Noh costumes with designs in embroidery and gold and silver leaf. Mainly used in plays with young female protagonists (known as katsura-noh plays), they are worn around the waist beneath choken- or maiginu-type outer robes. This exhibition showcases the uniquely Japanese aesthetic played out in lustrous silk and brilliant gold leaf on nuihaku robes.
Exhibit includes:
Nuihaku Garment (Noh Costume), Chrysanthemum, reed and waterfowl design on red and white tiered ground, Formerly owned by the Konparu Troupe, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Nuihaku Garment (Noh Costume), Lily and courtly carriage design on brown ground, Formerly owned by the Konparu Troupe, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)