Japan

Hangiri (Noh Costume)

Meiji period (1868–1912), 1875/1900

Silk and gold-leaf-paper strips, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; stiffening: reeds covered with paper, plain weave; lining: silk, plain weave; ties: silk over cotton, plain weave over plain weave; edges: couched with silk

105.8 × 75 cm (41.7 × 29.5 in)