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Japanese, Japan

Campaign Coat (Jinbaori), 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Campaign Coat (Jinbaori)

Year

1800s

Medium

Wool, silk, and metallic-wrapped yarn

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool,
  • silk,
  • metallic yarn

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • appliqué (prefered spelling),
  • applique,
  • compound weave

Dimensions

Length: 96.5 cm (38 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John R. Bartlett

Object Number

07.204

About

This campaign coat is majestic in its use of luxuriant colors and patterns. Many of the motifs employed, such as the hexagons and the wheels, may bear talismanic meanings. The bold geometric Shinto designs decorating the back bleed into the front, adding to the garment’s drama.

High-ranking warriors wore jinbaori over their armor for extra protection. By the 1800s, as daimyos assumed more administrative roles and placed more emphasis on arts and culture, these coats became symbols of status and power, as well as statements of personal aesthetics.

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Razzle-Dazzle

June 16 - October 15, 2006

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Campaign Coat (Jinbaori) with the accession number of 07.204. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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