Boy’s Kimono with Military Dogs, Horses, and Carrier Pigeons

1940s

Not on view

In this kimono made for a boy are images of horses and spy pigeons (with cameras attached to their necks). These motifs are punctuated by two words, written in white katakana characters on a dark-blue background: aikoku, which means love of country, or patriotism, and hinomaru, the rising sun, a symbol of Japan and the common name for the Japanese flag, like those held in the mouths of the dogs.

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軍犬軍馬軍鳩模様子供用着物
Title: Boy’s Kimono with Military Dogs, Horses, and Carrier Pigeons
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: 1940s
Culture: Japan
Medium: Plain-weave rayon with printing
Dimensions: 34 × 30 in. (86.4 × 76.2 cm)
Classification: Costumes
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2014
Object Number: 2014.229
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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