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The outdoor autumnal scene on this coat features maple leaves, curtains and the taiko drum used for performances of court dance (Bugaku). The garment resembles the coats of firemen of the city of Edo, but it lacks insignia of any kind and thus cannot be identified as a fireman's jacket.
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Title: Fireman's jacket
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Quilted dye-patterned plain-weave cotton
Dimensions: Overall: 47 1/4 x 46 in. (120 x 116.8 cm)
Classification: Costumes
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Timothy La Farge, by exchange, Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, by exchange, 1983
Object Number: 1983.100
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