Noh costume (nuihaku) with autumn flowers, mid 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 53 1/4 × 65 in. ( × cm), Silk embroidery and gold leaf on silk, Japan, 17th century, In the traditional Japanese musical drama called Noh, female characters usually wear an under robe like this one, known as a nuihaku, beneath an outer robe called a karaori. Nuihaku robes feature a combination of embroidered designs and applied gold and silver leaf. Here, gold bands represent mist floating in an autumn meadow among flowers including flame-like cockscomb, dianthus

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