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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Work Coat (Noragi)
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Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Work Coat (Noragi)

Year

late 1800s-mid-1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

78.7 x 94 cm (31 x 37 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2012.21.1

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Repair and Design Futures
Oct 05, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019

Label copy

The Japanese mendicant monk’s robe aided its wearer, who would have been ritually mute, in communicating his role as he begged for basic earthly requirements and gave blessings in return. Patches and darns add to his message, just as they reinforce the secular Japanese work coat. An example of boro (ragged)-utilitarian items often made of valued indigo-dyed cotton-it shows both heavy wear and a loving hand that patched or added sashiko stitching to create a regenerated, strengthened whole. Though brand new, the G-Star RAW for the Oceans coat was made for similar longevity while also embedding meaning and care in its fabrication using Bionic, a yarn made from recycled plastic recovered from ocean and coastal environments. [See also 2018.40, 2016.96.3].

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Work Coat (Noragi), late 1800s-mid-1900s
Cotton plain weave, indigo dyed; patched and mended
78.7 x 94 cm (31 x 37 inches)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2012.21.1

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