紅地御所車桜蒲公英模様唐織, Noh Costume (Karaori) with Court Carriages and Cherry Blossoms, Edo period (1615–1868), first half of the 19th century, Japan, Twill-weave silk brocade with supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread, Overall: 68 x 57 1/2 in. (172.7 x 146.1 cm), Costumes, This Noh costume has unusually large pictorial motifs of courtly carriages, dandelions, and cherry blossoms. During the Heian period (794–1185), carriages were the vehicles of the aristocracy and figured in many works of literature, such as The Tale of Genji
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紅地御所車桜蒲公英模様唐織, Noh Costume, Karaori, Court Carriages, Cherry Blossoms, Edo period, 1615–1868, first half, 19th century, Japan, Twill-weave silk brocade, supplementary-weft patterning, metallic thread, Overall, 68 x 57 1/2, 172.7 146.1 cm, Costumes, Noh, costume, unusually large, pictorial, motifs, courtly carriages, dandelions, cherry blossoms, Heian, 794–1185, carriages, vehicles, aristocracy, figured, works, literature, Tale, Genji
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