紺平絹地流水沢瀉模様摺箔, Noh Costume (Surihaku) with Water, Water Plants, and Leaves, Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Gold leaf on plain-weave silk, Overall: 65 x 53 in. (165.1 x 134.6 cm), Costumes, Noh robes patterned with metallic leaf are called surihaku, a term also used for the textiles from which they are made. For this robe, the surihaku textile was decorated by applying paste through stencils, placing and pressing gold leaf onto the still-wet paste and finally, when the paste was dry, brushing away the excess gold leaf
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紺平絹地流水沢瀉模様摺箔, Noh Costume, Surihaku, Water, Water Plants, Leaves, Edo period, 1615–1868, 19th century, Japan, Gold leaf, plain-weave silk, Overall, 65 x 53, 165.1 134.6 cm, Costumes, Noh, robes patterned, metallic, surihaku, term, textiles, robe, surihaku textile, decorated, applying paste, stencils, placing, pressing gold, wet, finally, paste, dry, brushing away, excess, gold, leaf
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