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Japanese Tsutsugaki Happi or Jacket, Meiji - Taisho browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1920: item #768097 Please refer to our stock #TX54 when inquiring.
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DESCRIPTION: A completely hand sewn tsutsugaki happi, or worker’s jacket, of thick indigo-dyed cotton, the design executed with the tustsugaki technique of using a rice paste resist in the dying process. Prominently featured on the back is the employer's crest, which companies used as an early form of advertising. The full neck and shoulder areas are lined in handspun cotton, dyed light blue. Dating from the Meiji/Taisho Period (early 20th C.), this jacket is in absolutely wonderful condition with no holes, no repairs and with the colors still bright. It is quite wearable, or would make a wonderful addition to a tsutsugaki collection. DIMENSIONS: 49 ¼” (125 cm) sleeve to sleeve x 32” (81.3 cm) shoulder to hem.
ABOUT HAPPI: The happi, also called hanten, is a kimono-style short length jacket, or over coat, with straight sleeves and an open front, originating as apparel for shop keepers and workers. Today happi coats are the most popular attire in Japan for festivals, parties and even baseball games, as fans often wear a bright happi to games. From matsuri, a neighborhood Shinto festival, to sushi restaurants, happi have become symbolic of traditional Japanese heritage. ABOUT TSUTSUGAKI: Tsutsugaki literally means 'tube drawing' as this resist dye method is a freehand style. An artisan draws directly onto taut cloth by pushing thick rice paste out of a tube, not dissimilar from a Western pastry bag. This water resistant tube or tsutsu is made of mulberry paper treated with persimmon juice. Once the drawing is rendered onto cloth, a soy-based sizing is applied allover before dying. Often, to insure a crisp, clear line the artisan will apply rice paste to the reverse of the cloth before dying. |
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