High-Ranking Official Uniform (Chokuninkan)

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CultureJapanese

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High-Ranking Official Uniform (Chokuninkan)

Datec. 1868–1912

MediumTextile, leather, and metal

DimensionsCoat (.A): 38 1/2 × 39 × 2 1/2 in. (97.8 × 99.1 × 6.4 cm)
Vest (.B): 23 1/2 × 22 × 2 in. (59.7 × 55.9 × 5.1 cm)
Trousers (.C): 45 × 17 × 3 in. (114.3 × 43.2 × 7.6 cm)
Hat (.D.1): 9 × 22 × 1 1/2 in. (22.9 × 55.9 × 3.8 cm)
Hat Case (.D.2): 10 1/4 × 20 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (26 × 52.7 × 6.4 cm)
Sword (.E.1): 32 1/4 × 4 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (81.9 × 11.1 × 3.2 cm)
Scabbard (.E.2): 26 3/8 × 7/8 × 1 in. (67 × 2.2 × 2.5 cm)
Trunk (.F): 8 3/4 × 32 1/4 × 18 1/4 in. (22.2 × 81.9 × 46.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miwa Sakashita

Object number2025.64.A-.F

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Asian Art

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COSTUME & ACCESSORIES

ProvenanceEstate of Sumi Miyazawa Harada, Piedmont, CA; [Heritage Auction, Dallas]; Miwa Sakashita, Houston.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Coat, .A: Japanese characters embroidered inside left chest
Trousers, .C: Inscribed on suspender buttons: SHIROKIYA / JAPAN; Inscribed on suspenders: 38
Hat, .D.1: Japanese characters embroidered on lining
Hat Case, .D.2: Japanese characters stamped on lid
Sword, .E.1: Inscribed inside handguard: 154252
Scabbard, .E.2: Inscribed on tip: 154252
Trunk, .F: Inscribed on exterior sides: T.S.; Stamped on interior leather patch: SHIROKIYA / TOKYO

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