茶地亀甲鶴菱模様唐織|Noh Robe (Karaori) with Tortoise Shell Pattern and Crane Lozenges

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first half of the 19th century · Twill-weave silk brocade with supplementary weft patterning · Asian Art

The auspicious combination of crane and tortoise motifs has long been a staple of Japanese decoration. Here it is elegantly stylized in lozenge-shaped confronting pairs of cranes on a ground motif of interlocking hexagons representing the tortoiseshell. A similar robe preserved at Itsukushima Shrine is dated to 1826.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half of the 19th century

Medium

Twill-weave silk brocade with supplementary weft patterning

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936