Jacket Item Number: 819/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Grey and white hanten (袢纏, also written as 半天, 袢天, 半纏) with short sleeve panels. The sleeves, neck and border bands are grey. There is a grey diamond pattern on a cream ground on the upper portion of the front and back. The inside is unlined.
There are different styles of hanten (袢纏) for different uses. It is worn as a winter jacket/coat if padded, a workman’s jacket, by traditional shopkeepers or during a festival. Hanten is casual wear and worn over ordinary clothes, not over kimono.