Short coat

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Silk short coat with large character (probably a guild mark) on center back, with very deep simplified fret border below; two small marks, one above the other, on each lapel. All reserved in white on a deep blue ground. Lining of stone blue crêpe with repeat of large, obliquely placed rectangle showing dragon in clouds, roaring tiger in bamboo.
early 19th century
Accession Number
1955-161-4
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
costume & accessories
Short coat
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: hand drawn starch resist (tsutsugaki), dyed, on plain weave
Dimensions
H: 92 cm (36 1/4 in.)
made in
Japan
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1955-161-4
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46bd59a44-db78-4d7d-af9f-004697d18bc0
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