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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Happi or Hanten (worker's jacket)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese, Meiji

Title

Happi or Hanten (worker's jacket)

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

  • cotton; plain weave,
  • tsutsugaki (freehand indigo-paste resist-dying technique)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton; plain weave,
  • tsutsugaki (freehand indigo-paste resist-dying technique)

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

95.3 x 73.7 cm (37 1/2 x 29 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

on neckband

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1987.055

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

Asian Textile Gallery Exhibition
Folk Textiles of Japan
Oct 23, 1992 – Jan 17, 1993

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Happi or Hanten (worker's jacket), late 1800s-early 1900s
Cotton; plain weave, tsutsugaki (freehand indigo-paste resist-dying technique)
95.3 x 73.7 cm (37 1/2 x 29 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 1987.055

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