Hooded cape

19th century

With a gilded leather hat and elegantly decorated with sailing boats and flying plovers, this cape was likely put on by the wife or a daughter of a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) in the event of a fire. It was usually worn together with a haori jacket and chest protector.

Wool, silk, and gilded leather

41 x 31 1/2 in.

Gift of the Christensen Fund

2001.422

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Japan Envisions the West: 16th - 19th Century Japanese Art from the Kobe City Museum, Oct. 7, 2007 - Jan. 8, 2008.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view Feb. 8, 2020 - July 11, 2021].

Published ReferencesShirahara, Yukiko, Seattle Art Museum, "Japan Envisions the West: 16th - 19th Century Japanese Art from the Kobe City Museum", 2007

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