Source: ARTstor

Artist: unknown, Japanese

Title: Noh Robe (Kitsuke)

Work Type: Costume and Jewelry

Date: Second half of 18^th – first half of 19^th century

Made in Japan

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Style Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

Material: silk chevron twill weave (atsuita)

Image description: plaid blue and yellow lines of varying thickness on an off white fabric. Very geometrical and not fitted to the body and it has many panels.

Questions do to with style, class and the culture in relation to the garment:

If this is a costume, then does is reflect a style of an earlier Japanese period as opposed to the 19^th century?

Who wore this garment and for what occasion? Was this costume considered in style or in a dated style since it is a costume?

Are there any paintings or images from this period that we can use to figure out the type of person who would have worn this garment?

*Unknown, Noh Robe, silk chevron twill weave, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Second half of 18^th Century – first half of 19^th century

Unknown, Noh Robe (Kitsuke). Late 18^th Century – Early 19^th Century, photograph. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Available from: ARTstor, http://artstor.org (accessed February 12, 2015).