Nô Robe (Atsuita type)
CultureJapanese
Date18th century
MediumSilk brocade and embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 64 × 53 inches (162.56 × 134.62 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-142/21
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DescriptionSilk brocade with silk thread embroidery. No robe (Atsuita type) with peony, karahana (exotic Chinese flower), and cypress fence design.ProvenancePrivate 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. 76a 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. 76a on a list of offered textiles included with H. Yamanaka's letter [see note 1].
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