Kappa (Rain Cape)

19th century

Caption

Kappa (Rain Cape), 19th century. Two layers of cotton cloth with a layer of thin paper in-between, dark-blue indigo-dyed cotton, height: 41 in. width: 50 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 1993.194.6.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Kappa (Rain Cape)

Date

19th century

Period

Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Two layers of cotton cloth with a layer of thin paper in-between, dark-blue indigo-dyed cotton

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

height: 41 in. width: 50 in.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden

Accession Number

1993.194.6

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