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Fireman's Coat

Medium: Leather
Place Made: Japan
Dates: late 19th century
Period: Meiji Period
Dimensions: 49 1/4 x 53 1/2 in. (125.1 x 135.9 cm)
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 12.83
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Overall, 12.83.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Leather coat, open down the front, with a high collar and broad, short sleeves. Of brown leather, with the company's insignia on the back in white, a geometric pattern composed of stylized ideograms around the bottom, and the company's name on the lapels. At either side of the lapels are cords with which to fasten the coat together.

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