Nō Costume (Hangire-type Trousers)
Original Language Title能装束（半切）
CultureJapanese
Date18th century
MediumPurple silk with gold brocade
DimensionsOverall (with belt): 45 × 36 inches (114.3 × 91.44 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-142/12
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DescriptionHangire (trousers worn with Nō robe (atsuita type), purple ground with gold peony design.Gallery LabelThe bold design of these trousers suited powerful characters such as high-class warriors, demons, bandits, and strong gods. When worn, voluminous hangire-type trousers give the actor a sculptural presence, as illustrated in the woodblock print nearby.
Private collection, Osaka, Japan [1];
With Yamanaka & Co., New York, by June 8, 1932 [2];
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co., through Langdon Warner (1881-1955), by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
NOTES:
[1] According to H. Yamanaka, Yamanaka & Co., in a letter to Langdon Warner, Nelson-Atkins advisor, June 8, 1932, Harvard University, Langdon Warner Personal Archive, box 13, folder 3, copy in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
[2] This was no. 73 on a list of offered textiles included with H. Yamanaka's letter [see note 1].
With Yamanaka & Co., New York, by June 8, 1932 [2];
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co., through Langdon Warner (1881-1955), by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
NOTES:
[1] According to H. Yamanaka, Yamanaka & Co., in a letter to Langdon Warner, Nelson-Atkins advisor, June 8, 1932, Harvard University, Langdon Warner Personal Archive, box 13, folder 3, copy in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
[2] This was no. 73 on a list of offered textiles included with H. Yamanaka's letter [see note 1].
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