Surcoat (Jinbaori)

early–mid-19th century

Not on view

This surcoat features a sacred volcano motif, possibly representing Mount Fuji. It is also decorated with the crest (mon) of the Mori family, one of the most powerful daimyo clans of the nineteenth century. Using imported European wool, called rasha in Japan, it was skillfully made as a detailed copy of a famous seventeenth-century surcoat, which is now in the collection of the Osaka Castle Museum.

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Title: Surcoat (Jinbaori)
Date: early–mid-19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Wool (rasha), silk, crepe
Dimensions: 38 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (97 x 59 cm)
Classification: Surcoat
Credit Line: Purchase, Thomas R. Firman Gift, 2014
Object Number: 2014.628
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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