Noh Costume (Nuihaku) with Ivy, Incense Wrappers, and Bamboo Blinds, 胴箔地蔦香包下地窓模様縫箔, Edo period (1615–1868), first half of the

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Noh Costume (Nuihaku) with Ivy, Incense Wrappers, and Bamboo Blinds, 胴箔地蔦香包下地窓模様縫箔, Edo period (1615–1868), first half of the 18th century, Japan, Silk embroidery and gold leaf on silk satin, 60 x 50 in. ( x 127 cm), Costumes, Garments decorated with nuihaku, a technique combining embroidery and applied metallic leaf, were first made in the late fifteenth century. The technique became extremely popular on women’s kosode (garment with small sleeve openings) during the Momoyama period (1573–1615), particularly for creating naturalistic, complex patterns

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