Fireman's coat (hikeshi banten)

mid -19th century

Japanese

Quilted (sashiko) cotton cloth with freehand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki), indigo dye

34 3/8 x 46 7/8 in. (87.31 x 119.06 cm)

Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection

89.81.1

Not currently on view

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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).

New York, New York, Japan Society, Arts of Kazari: Japan on Display, 15th - 19th Centuries, Oct. 15, 2001 - Apr. 13, 2003.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World, Apr. 9 - Oct. 9, 2016.

Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay, Seattle Art Museum, "Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles", 1993 Seattle, Washington. pg. 121

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Fireman's coat (hikeshi banten)

Fireman's coat (hikeshi banten)

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