Chôken (Noh Costume)

Textiles

1901/25, Meiji period (1868–1912)/ Taishô period (1912–1926)

Japan

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Chôken (Noh Costume)
Place: Japan (Object made in)
Date: Made 1901–1925
Medium: Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, complex gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts
Dimensions: 125.4 × 207 cm (49 × 81 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. J. L. Valentine
Reference Number: 1928.812
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/88785/manifest.json

Hays, Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays. “Nô Drama Costumes and Other Japanese Costumes in The Art Institute of Chicago” Museum Studies 18, 1 (1992), catalogue no. 10, pg. 83.
Nagasaki, Iwao. Japanese Textile in American Collections. Tokyo: Shogakukan, Inc., 1995 cat. no. 149 pg. 152.

The Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, Five Centuries of Japanese Textiles: On This Sleeve of Fondest Dreams, March 4–June 7, 1992

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Suggested Terms