Kimono Jacket Item Number: 926/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Purple haori (羽織) or jacket/overcoat with white and green patterns. The upper pattern consists of circular butterfly crests known as bizen-chō (備前蝶) on a purple ground. The lower pattern consists of green wave motifs on a white ground. There are two long pieces of green fabric hanging from the upper front. There are two pieces of thin orange fabric hanging from the back. There are small pieces of folded, green fabric on the upper front, upper back and the left sleeve. The sleeves are short and wide with a large opening under the arms. The inside is unlined. It has five family crests or kamon (家紋) in the shape of Japanese quince (boke or mokkō) under the hut known as iori mokkō (庵木瓜).
History Of Use
Haori (羽織) is a formal jacket worn over kimono. In the past, haori was worn as an overcoat only by men, but now worn by both men and women.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Folklorico before December 1, 1984
- Received from Folklorico (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) on December 1, 1984
What
- Name
- Kimono Jacket
- Identification Number
- 926/1
- Type of Item
- jacket
- Material
- banana fibre ?, dye and hemp fibre ?
- Overall
- height 79.5 cm, width 98.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Folklorico
- Received from
- Folklorico (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 1, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on December 1, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0926/0001