Traveling coat (dochugi)

Traveling coat (dochugi)

late 19th century

Paper cloth (kamiko) prepared with persimmon juice and a mixture of perilla oil (e-no-abura) and tung oil (toyu)
43 x 56 in. (109.22 x 142.24 cm)
Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection
89.167
location
Not currently on view

Resources

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).


Published ReferencesRathbun, William Jay, Seattle Art Museum, "Beyond The Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles", 1993 Seattle, Washington pg. 175

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