Jacket with Octopus
c. 1800–1868
neck edge to hem: 79.1 cm (31 1/8 in.); Across shoulders: 128.6 cm (50 5/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.66
With its many long arms, the octopus lends itself to a tantalizing design, with the front of this garment displaying tentacles and the back revealing the face. An octopus motif sometimes appears on costumes for the role of the Catfish Priest, a sidekick of the main villain in...
Artifact
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Terms
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Technique
Silk crepe (chirimen)
Medium
Silk crepe (chirimen)
Genre
Textile
Department
Japanese Art
Relations
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