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Farmer's coat
Farmer's coat

Farmer's coat

Date19th century
Label TextThis coat was worn by a farmer from the northwestern part of northern Japan. The stitchwork created arresting geometric designs, which are complemented by the patchwork in light blue cloth.
Object number89.146
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: A Textile Journey In Japan (Washington, D.C., Textile Museum, Sept. 10, 1993 - Feb. 27, 1994; Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham Museum of Art, Apr. 17 - June 26, 1994; Dallas, Texas, Dallas Museum of Art, Mar. 12 - May 28, 1995). Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Indigo, May 9 - Oct. 19, 2003. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World, Apr. 9 - Oct. 9, 2016. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view July 29, 2022 - Jan. 8, 2023].Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay, Seattle Art Museum, "Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles", 1993 Seattle, Washington, pp. 114-115, p. 114 illus. (color), cat. 10 Loudon, Sarah. "Instructional Resources: Wearable Arts of Japan Seattle Art Museum," in Art Education, Vol. 49, No. 6, Art Education Reform and New Technologies, November 1996, 25-32
Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection
Dimensions45 1/2 × 47 3/4 in. (115.6 × 121.3 cm)
MediumCotton; hand-woven; plain weave; stitched (sashiko); stencil paste resist (katazome); indigo dye
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