Outer robe (uchikake) for the spider disguised as maid Kochō in the Kagura dance Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Outer robe (uchikake) for the spider disguised as maid Kochō in the Kagura dance Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)

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Date
19th century
Medium
Cloth: silk, metallic thread, glass, lining: silk
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
149892

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This large, formal outer robe or uchikake served as costume for a Kagura dance of Tsuchigumo (lit. earth spider) when the monstrous spider is disguised as the maid Kochō who tries to poison Minamoto Yorimitsu. Dominating the upper section of the back is a gigantic golden spider rendered in dynamic, expressive detail—its legs splayed wide across a background of radiating spiderweb motifs stitched in metallic thread. The creature’s exaggerated glass eyes and fangs give it a striking, supernatural presence. Below the spider, the design transitions into a contrasting motif: a bamboo lattice interwoven with flowers. Japan, Asia

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The Gary L. Gliem Endowment for Japanese Art

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