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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Happi or Hanten (worker's jacket),

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese, Meiji

Title

Happi or Hanten (worker's jacket)

Medium

cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Techniques

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

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

on neckband

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1987.055

Happi or Hanten (worker's jacket)

on neckband

Exhibition History

Asian Textile Gallery Exhibition

October 23, 1992 - January 17, 1993
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