Surcoat (jinbaori) late 16th century Japan With the arrival of the Portuguese in 1543, Japan became involved in global trade. High-ranking samurai wore luxurious battle surcoats (jinbaori) made from expensive, imported fabrics. This elegant Momoyama-period jinbaori is a very rare typeonly three similar examples are known, all of which belonged to warlords or high-ranking warriors associated with either the general Toyotomi Hideyoshi or shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616). The surcoat’s pleated “skirt” is a Chinese brocaded silk with a gold and silver “dragon and cloud” design. The vest is made of wool imported from the West, an exotic material in late sixteenth-century Japan. On the back of the vest, the flowering wisteria crest of the Nait? family (allies of Ieyasu’s) is appliquéd in white wool felt and decorated with refined cording. The crest was inspired by the fact that one character of the Nait? family name is “wisteria.”. Surcoat (jinbaori). Japan. late 16th century. Silk, metal

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Surcoat (jinbaori) late 16th century Japan With the arrival of the Portuguese in 1543, Japan became involved in global trade. High-ranking samurai wore luxurious battle surcoats (jinbaori) made from expensive, imported fabrics. This elegant Momoyama-period jinbaori is a very rare typeonly three similar examples are known, all of which belonged to warlords or high-ranking warriors associated with either the general Toyotomi Hideyoshi or shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616). The surcoat’s pleated “skirt” is a Chinese brocaded silk with a gold and silver “dragon and cloud” design. The vest is made of wool imported from the West, an exotic material in late sixteenth-century Japan. On the back of the vest, the flowering wisteria crest of the Nait? family (allies of Ieyasu’s) is appliquéd in white wool felt and decorated with refined cording. The crest was inspired by the fact that one character of the Nait? family name is “wisteria.”. Surcoat (jinbaori). Japan. late 16th century. Silk, metal

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