Man’s jacket

anonymous, 1920 - 1940

The outside of a formal man’s jacket was always black, but the inside could be embellished as one wished. The owner of this jacket chose a classic Japanese motif: a tiger near bamboo. Hidden behind the front panel is a crescent moon. The nocturnal light suggested by the background’s silvery sheen turns the bamboo leaves a dark green.

  • Artwork typekimono
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2009-3-48
  • Dimensionsheight 131 cm x width 103 cm

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Kimono

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Man’s jacket

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-2009-3-48

  • Description

    Haori voor een man met een versiering op de voering van een vanachter bamboe dreigend kijkende tijger onder een bewolkte maansikkel. Zwarte glanzende zijde (habutae) met brokaat geweven decoratie. Enkel familiewapens (mon) van gestileerd eikenblad (kashiwa).

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1920 - 1940

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 131 cm x width 103 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Jan Dees & René van der Star

  • Acquisition

    gift 2009-06-16

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Menno Fitski, 'Een schenking van formaat', Aziatische Kunst 39 (2009) nr. 3, p. 34-38.
    • Manno Fitski, 'Wisselingen in het Aziatisch Paviljoen', Aziatische Kunst 44 (2014) nr. 2, afb. p. 41.

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