Fireman's Hood
late 1800s to early 1900s
Country
Japan
Object
fireman's hood
Medium
quilted (sashiko) cotton cloth with freehand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki)
Accession Number
1999.266
Credit Line
Neusteter Textile Collection: Asian Art department acquisition funds
Fireman's Hood. late 1800s to early 1900s. quilted (sashiko) cotton cloth with freehand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki). Neusteter Textile Collection: Asian Art department acquisition funds. 1999.266.
Dimensions
height: 28 in, 71.1200 cm; width: 28 in, 71.1200 cm
Inscription
Button reads "for Gentlemen".
Department
Avenir Institute of Textile Arts and Fashion
Collection
Textile Arts and Fashion-Asian
The imagery depicts a scene from the Tales of Ise, stories that relate the amorous adventures of a young courtier, traditionally identified as the ninth-century poet Ariwara no Narihira. Here irises grow in the water beside a garden bridge, and a male figure appears on the interior of the upper flap.
Known Provenance
Purchased December 1999 from Mary Hunt Kahlenberg [Tai Gallery, Santa Fe, NM] by the Denver Art Museum
Exhibition History
- "Cover Story," May 17, 2013 - April 27, 2014 (DAM)
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