Hanten depicting Princess Wakana
with the giant earth spider that she conjured to fight the
samurai, Akisaku
Artist
Artist unrecorded
DateLate 19th century
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCotton, pigments
Dimensions50 x 48 in. (127 x 121.92 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.552
Object numberA.1995.93.552
DescriptionCotton fireman's coat; images are: A standing woman, holding a banner that pictures a stallion; and the image of a kneeling man, fighting a spider with a sword; spider web on ground of coat; colors are blue, red, white, black; techniques are sashiko (quilt stitching) and dyeing.On View
On viewCollections
Artist unrecorded
Meiji Period, late 19th century
