Noh costume (Hitatare)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Noh costume, titled Hitatare, is blue with a repeating white pattern of wavy lines and small four-pointed shapes. The garment has a tan interior lining visible along the top and down the center. There are white birds with orange beaks and tails printed on the garment. The garment has long sleeves and a wrap-around bottom. Two long, thin orange strips of fabric are hanging down the center. There are orange ties on the ends of the sleeves and on the bottom. The garment appears to be hanging on a metal rod.