Jacket Item Number: 698/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Deep blue and black padded hanten (袢纏, also written as 半天, 袢天, 半纏). There are white basting stitches knotted overall. It has a family crest or kamon (家紋) known as maru ni hanabishi (丸に花菱).
History Of Use
There are different styles of hanten (袢纏) for different uses. It is worn as a winter jacket/coat if padded, and as a workman’s jacket by traditional shopkeepers or during a festival. Hanten is casual wear and worn over ordinary clothes, not over a kimono.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Peggy Schofield before January 5, 1981
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Peggy Schofield (Seller) on January 5, 1981
What
- Name
- Jacket
- Identification Number
- 698/35
- Type of Item
- jacket
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 189.0 cm, width 154.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Peggy Schofield
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Peggy Schofield (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 5, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on January 5, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0698/0035