Peasant coat (nora-gi)

ca. 1900

Japanese

Cotton cloth and mulberry paper with dye

43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm)

L.: 37 in.

Purchased with funds from the Sue M. Naef Estate, in memory of her husband Aubrey A. Naef, by exchange

85.290

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Thousand Cranes: Treasures of Japanese Art", February 5 - July 12, 1987 (02/05/1987 - 07/12/1987)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "From Teamaster to Townsmen", October 1, 1987 - October 17, 1988. (10/01/1987 - 10/17/1988)

Manchester, Vermont, Southern Vermont Art Center, "Woodblock Prints And Kimonos From The Edo Period", May 27 - June 18, 1989. (05/27/1989 - 06/18/1989)

Seattle, 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).

Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay, Seattle Art Museum, "Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles", 1993 Seattle, Washington

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