JAPANESE
Men’s jacket (haori) with cityscape and samurai film set
c. 1930

Medium
silk, cotton

Measurements
93.0 cm (centre back) 124.5 cm (cuff to cuff)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Maureen Morrisey Bequest, 2018

Gallery location
Not on display

About this work

Japanese cinema was particularly productive during the 1920s and 1930s, with 562 films produced in 1937 alone. Many of these films were lost during the Second World War: of the 1249 films produced by the leading Japanese film studio Shochiku between 1920 and 1936, only fifty remain. Cinema motifs on textiles displayed both traditional and contemporary film scenes, with this dramatic example illustrating a samurai-period film set alongside a modern cityscape featuring trams and cars.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Accession Number
2017.1261

Department
Asian Art

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JAPANESE
Men’s jacket (haori) with cityscape and samurai film set
c. 1930