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Noh Costume, Outer Cloak (Chōken)

Edo period, 19th c.

The Tokugawa Art Museum

The Tokugawa Art Museum
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

phoenix design on purple ground
Edo period, 19th c.

Worn as an cloak, the choken can suggest the armor of a warrior-courtier or evoke the eleganze of a woman's dance.

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  • Title: Noh Costume, Outer Cloak (Chōken)
  • Date Created: Edo period, 19th c.
  • Medium: Purple silk gauze
The Tokugawa Art Museum

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