Light blue workwear (noragi) jacket, 19th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Cloth: hemp and cotton; sashiko (decorative reinforcement stitching), indigo dyeexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation; purchase from the Thomas Murray Collectionexpand_more 2019.20.103
Not on Viewexpand_more
A farmer would have worn this jacket while working in the fields. Made of hemp and cotton, the entire surface is covered with sashiko, a decorative stitching applied to reinforce the fabric. Its simplicity of form, construction, and decoration provides a showcase for the gradations of color. Through its distinct areas of fading, we can read the contours of a man’s active body: the shoulders and outer sides of the sleeves are worn from sunlight and use. A lighter band at the midriff indicates the point at which a sash closure must have been worn, repeatedly loosened and tightened throughout the workday.
Details
- Title
- Light blue workwear (noragi) jacket
- Role
- Maker
- Accession Number
- 2019.20.103
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murray et al. 2018, pl. 115
- Curator Approved
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