A surihaku is a small-sleeved (kosode 小袖) nō costume of soft silk patterned with stenciled gold or silver foil and worn for women’s roles under karaori 唐織 or nuihaku 縫箔 . Although often glimpsed only at the upper chest, in some outfits the left sleeve (nugisage) or the whole upper portion (koshimaki) of the surihaku is exposed.
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