白繻子地桔梗模様摺箔, Noh Costume (Surihaku) with Chinese Bellflowers, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Gold and silver leaf on silk satin, Overall: 68 1/4 x 57 1/4 in. (173.4 x 145.4 cm), Costumes, Blooming in the middle of the eighth lunar month, the Chinese bellflower (kikyō), with its star-shaped blossoms, is celebrated as one of the seven autumn grasses. The execution of the simple floral motif on this robe is reminiscent of background designs painted in gold and silver on poem cards and handscrolls by artists of the Rinpa school, beginning with Tawaraya Sōtatsu (d
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白繻子地桔梗模様摺箔, Noh Costume, Surihaku, Chinese Bellflowers, Edo period, 1615–1868, 18th century, Japan, Gold, silver leaf, silk satin, Overall, 68 1/4 x 57 1/4, 173.4 145.4 cm, Costumes, Blooming, middle, eighth lunar month, bellflower, kikyō, star-shaped blossoms, celebrated, seven autumn, grasses, execution, simple floral, motif, robe, reminiscent, background designs, painted, gold, silver, poem cards, handscrolls, artists, Rinpa school, Tawaraya Sōtatsu, d
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