"Bugaku" Costume ("Ryōtō") with Repeating Circles and Floral Vines

裲襠紅地牡丹唐草模様銀襴

At a glance — Textile · Muromachi period, 15th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Textiles
Period: Muromachi period, 15th century
Date: 1401–1500
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-86585

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This costume is made of repurposed textiles from Ming China (1368–1644). Another costume held by the Agency for Cultural Affairs uses similar fabric with the same woven pattern, suggesting they likely came from a single work. The cord around the body was made with a complex braiding technique.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-86585 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-86585
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “"Bugaku" Costume ("Ryōtō") with Repeating Circles and Floral Vines（裲襠紅地牡丹唐草模様銀襴）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-86585. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/bugaku-costume-ry-t-with-repeating-circles-and-floral-vines/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Textiles
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Material: Plain weave with supplementary weft patterning (silk and silver-wrapped thread); braided silk cord and raw silk
員数: 1領
分類: 染織
品質形状: 銀襴（絹、平銀箔糸）、組紐（絹）、生糸
法量: 台紙縦77.4 横52

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