Rare Vintage Japanese Firemen s Helmet

An early 20th century exceptional Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Kimono featuring marvelous handmade floral pattern in vivid colors including red, blue and green on gold. The interi...

Saki-ori farmers coat, Northern Japan, Meiji period A very heavy and substantial saki-ori coat, made of cotton with an indigo kasuri lapel. Several patches of hand sewn stitching ...

Court Uniform for Imperial Appointee, c. 1887. Wool with gold brocade. Court and military uniforms in emulation of European ensembles were officially adopted by the Japanese gover...

Japanese horse trapping, "Uma-No-Haragake", Tsutsugaki, cotton, Meiji period This type of haragake is called yuiage ("tied up"). The central portion covered the belly of the horse an...

Sashiko-stitched cotton Rodogi work coat, early 20th century, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan A full length coat composed of indigo-dyed cotton with vertical bands of sashiko stitching w...

Known in Japanese as Bozugappa (priest's raincoat), this cape-like garment was worn by the travelers in Japan circa late 19th century to early 20th century (end of Meiji period). Derived from the cape worn by the Portuguese missionary, who first arrived in Japan in mid-16th century, this type of cape was originally reserved for the Japanese military...

A collection of late 19th/early 20th century indigo dyed ‘boro’ cloth fragments. Japanese, c. 1900. Mounted on anthracite grey card in box frames with black...

A wonderful, beautifully ornamented and somewhat rare fully intact Japanese Buddhist monk/ priest's Kesa ceremonial silk robe featuring various colorful birds in flight. Kesa (which came from the Chinese word "kasaya") robes have been handmade/handstitched by monks/priests as an act of devotion as ceremonial robes for centuries in various Asian cultures (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, etc.). The kesa is a rectangular garment designed to be worn over the left shoulder (see example image). The robes are made (often in a patchwork column pattern ranging from five, seven, nine or more pannels) specifically for fully ordained Buddhist monks, priests and nuns and are made from donations of exquisite textiles from wealthy patrons of Japanese Buddhist temples. The robes were used in daily ceremonies, temple gatherings, and private meditation. Antique Kesa robes...

An exceptional and rare antique Chinese Yun Jian embroidered silk cloud collar dating from circa 1880. The collar is beautifully hand embroidered on colored s...

Batik, Kain, hip-wrap clothing garment, java, mid-20th century. Worn by both men and women. Black, blue, soga brown and ecru. Designs are applied using the wax resist-dye method. Typical of those made in Surakarta (Solo) one of the two central Javanese cities known for its highly developed batik art...