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Japanese Sea Coast Vests.  Cotton quilting on plain weave cotton strips.
Sakiori Work Vest
Japanese Sea Coast Vests.  Cotton quilting on plain weave cotton strips.
Japanese Sea Coast Vests. Cotton quilting on plain weave cotton strips.
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Lloyd E. Cotsen and Neutrogena Corporation Collection. Photographs by Pat Pollard.
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Sakiori Work Vest

NameVest
Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCotton
Dimensions30 × 21 in. (76.2002 × 53.3401 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.621
Object numberA.1995.93.621
DescriptionSakiori work vest with sashiko side panels and patches at neck, shoulders and top section of the back; colors are dark blue, black, white, tan; made of cotton.
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