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19th century · Plain-weave bast fiber, ramie warp and hemp weft · Asian Art

The mizugoromo (literally, "water garment") is a type of three-quarter-length overgarment made specifically for the Noh stage, where it is worn for many types of roles: male and female, old and young, priest and layman. This mizugoromo, strikingly modern in appearance, is made of an intentionally distressed plain-weave cloth, termed yore in Japanese. Yore, a very open textile with displaced wefts that are not perpendicular to the warps, gives a ragged or threadbare impression to the garment. For this reason, the yore mizugoromo is frequently worn for roles of suffering ghosts or the destitute.

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Plain-weave bast fiber, ramie warp and hemp weft

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2002