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Men’s jacket (haori) with baseball team

JAPANESE
Men’s jacket (haori) with baseball team
 c. 1930

Medium
silk, cotton

Measurements
88.0 cm (centre back) 132.0 cm (cuff to cuff)

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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About this work

In the 1920s and 1930s, sport represented a healthy and important leisure activity for a modern and progressive nation. Sports that had been unknown in traditional Japan, such as baseball, tennis, athletics, golf, rugby and skiing, captured the public’s imagination and became closely associated with a modern, fashionable lifestyle. Baseball became particularly popular thanks to the great rivalry between university teams, the establishment of a professional league in the 1920s, and in 1934 a tour of an American allstar team that included professional player Babe Ruth.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Accession Number
2017.1268

Department
Asian Art

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