Chôken (Noh Costume)
late Edo period (1789–1868), 1825/1875
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquer-paper strips, complex gauze weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned by areas of 1:2 'Z' twill interlacing; lined with silk, plain weave; dyed with beni, safflower
110 × 199.5 cm (43.3 × 78.5 in)
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Not currently on view
In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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