Hat

97-122-48

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Jingasa
Object Number 97-122-48
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Edo Period
Date Made Edo Period
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Lacquer
Iconography Mon | Cloves | Choji
Description

Camp hat (jingasa) used by soldiers. This paper mache hat is circular but with four ridges emanating from the center that give it a slightly geometric appearance rather than a perfectly round one. The exterior is coated with black lacquer and the interior is coated with red lacquer. The blue lining (ukebari) is intact. A gold family crest (mon) is painted on the front of the hat with a design representing cloves (右二つ丁子巴). Two curved stalks are oriented with thicker ends toward the center of the crest and on each thicker end are three cloves.

Height 8 cm
Outside Diameter 40 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-122-48 - Old Museum Number | 15515 - ANSP Number | 60 - Other Number

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