Bugaku Costume (Hanpi) with Butterflies

半臂紫平絹地蝶模様夾纈

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-86594

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The [hanpi] costume is a sleeveless top that is worn wrapped around the neck. It is usually worn between an undergarment and a [hō] robe. The design is rendered in clamp-resist dyeing, in which fabric is sandwiched using two blocks carved with patterns.

— 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-86594 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-86594
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 (Hanpi) with Butterflies（半臂紫平絹地蝶模様夾纈）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-86594. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/bugaku-costume-hanpi-with-butterflies/ — 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 silk with clamp-resist dyeing ([kyōkechi])
員数: 1領
分類: 染織
品質形状: 平絹、夾纈

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