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Samurai Overcoat
Samurai Overcoat
Samurai Overcoat
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Samurai Overcoat

NameCoat
Artist Artist unrecorded
DateLate 18th-Early 19th century
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumFabric
Dimensions33 3/4 × 35 3/4 in. (85.7252 × 90.8052 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.502
Object numberA.1995.93.502
DescriptionOff-white jacket with the front flaps buttoned back revealing a soft red metallic fabric (possibly Chinese). On the back a tiger sits on a large rock; other colors are black, brown, green; painted on fabric.
19, 20, 21
Lisa Trujillo
2020
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18th century
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