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302 Koshiobi
embroidery and gold leaf on silk
1. 264.5 (103 Vs)
w. 7.3 (2 3/ 4)
Edo period, icth century
Eisei Bunko, Tokyo

303 Koshiobi
embroidery on silk
1.215.5(84)
w. 7.2 (2 3/ 4)
Edo period, iQth century
Eisei Bunko, Tokyo
The koshiobi, or "waist sash," was used to
secure such No costumes as the kariginu
and various outer robes worn koshimaki
style, that is, off the shoulders and arms.
Designs appear on the sections that are
visible when the sash is worn, including
those at the waist and those that hang
down from the knot tied in front. On cat.
302, a design of cherry blossoms has been
embroidered over gold leaf glued onto red
silk. This type of sash was called ddhaku
koshiobi in reference to the extensive
pasted-on gold leaf (cat. 295). Cat. 303 is
embroidered with arrows and the seigaiha
stylized wave motif (cat. 294) on a blue silk
background. This koshiobi, which has no
red on it (cats. 292, 293), was probably
worn by an actor playing the role of a
middle-aged or elderly woman. KS

304 Katsuraobi
embroidery on silk
1. 254.0 (99)
W. 3.5 (13/8)
Edo period, 19th century
Eisei Bunko, Tokyo

305 Katsuraobi
gold leaf on silk
1.237.5(925/8)
W. 3.5 (13/8)
Edo period, i9th century
Eisei Bunko, Tokyo 302 303

306 Katsuraobi
embroidery and gold leaf on silk
1.239.1(931/4) Decoration, usually embroidered, is con- 308 Chukei fan
w. 3.8(1'A) centrated on the section that covers the ink, color, and gold leaf on paper;
Edo period, i9th century forehead and the long portions that hang bamboo, lacquer
down from the knot in back. The katsu- 1.35.0(133/4)
Eisei Bunko, Tokyo
raobi with cherry blossoms (cat. 306) and Edo period, i8th century
the one with the water plantain and pick-
307 Katsuraobi erel weed design (cat. 304) are of the iroiri Eisei Bunko, Tokyo
embroidery on silk type (cats. 292, 293), meaning that red is
1.242.3(941/2) used, and they are worn for young female 309 Chùkei fan
w. 3.7(1^/2) roles. The katsuraobi with the willow and ink, color, and gold leaf on paper;
Edo period, 1910 century snow disk design (cat. 307) is ironashi, or bamboo, lacquer
Eisei Bunko, Tokyo without red, and is used in middle-aged or 1.33.0(13)
elderly female roles. The katsuraobi with Edo period, i9th century
Used exclusively for female roles in No, the "fish scale" design of triangles (cat. Eisei Bunko, Tokyo
the katsuraobi is a sash tied over the wig. 305) is worn by female characters driven
mad by jealousy. KS

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