Kimono Jacket Item Number: N2.213 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Man's haori (羽織) or jacket/overcoat with small check pattern paired with kimono (N2.213 b). The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The pattern has small white squares on brown ground. The patterned inner lining known as gaku’ura (額裏) is light brown silk with a river scene in black and covers only the upper part of the haori.
History Of Use
Haori (羽織) or jacket/overcoat is a formal jacket worn over kimono. In the past, haori (羽織) was worn as an overcoat only by men, but now worn by both men and women. Decorated linings called gaku’ura (額裏) are usually used just for men’s haori.
Specific Techniques
The material is likely to be Kumejima tsumugi (久米島紬), the textile produced in Kumejima, Okinawa. Kumejima tsumugi is known for its mud-dyeing technique for dyeing yarns and it is recognized as one of the Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Japan.
Item History
- Made in Okinawa, Japan
- Collected by Wayne Suttles during 1954
- Owned by Wayne Suttles before 1954
- Received from Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source) during 1954
What
- Name
- Kimono Jacket
- Identification Number
- N2.213 a
- Type of Item
- jacket
- Material
- silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and printed
- Part A
- height 111.0 cm, width 129.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Field Collector
- Wayne Suttles
- Previous Owner
- Wayne Suttles
- Received from
- Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okinawa, Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2171/0018 a