Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 327
TWO JAPANESE FIREMAN'S COAT
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
TWO JAPANESE FIREMAN'S COAT, HIKESHI BANTEN
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The reversible garment made of quilted cotton cloth, sashiko, one side with a large single character in white on a deep indigo ground referring to the fire company, with stylized ideograms underneath, the inside with vertical lines, together with a modern haori short jacket, 88cm. (2)