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Sleeveless vest (sodenashi)
Japanese
Meiji
late 19th–early 20th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Cotton, indigo, quilting (sashiko), ikat (kasuri)
Dimensions
Center back: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Wayne E. Nichols and Tomie Nagano in memory of Towako Ogasawara
Accession Number2012.1065
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFarmer's vest of dark blue cottton quilted with subtle diamond pattern. Body is solid dark indigo blue while the collar and front trim is a blue and white diamond pattern ikat (kasuri). No closure.
ProvenanceAbout 1988, sold at Araiyakusi Temple antique market, Tokyo Japan to Tomie Nagano, West Roxbury MA; 2012, gift of Nagano to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2012)