Getting started with the collection:
Man’s jacket
anonymous, c. 1920 - c. 1940
Men could display their personal taste in the inside of their jacket, in this case, the love of the theatre. Inscribed on a pillar is that it involves The arrowhead, one of the 18 most famous kabuki plays. These traditional stylised pageants functioned as a platform for incredibly popular celebrity actors decked out in extravagant costumes since the 19th century.
- Artwork typemenswear, kimono
- Object numberAK-RAK-2011-2
- Dimensionsheight 127 cm x width 93.5 cm















