The Flat Head Reversible Sukajan, Black Japan Map and Dragon Back, Burgundy 24th Div Tiger Reverse, Size XL
The Flat Head Reversible Sukajan, Black Japan Map and Dragon Back, Burgundy 24th Div Tiger Reverse, Size XL
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Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape. すべて手採寸（cm表記）。素材のゆとりや採寸の個人差により、1〜2cm程度の誤差が生じる場合がございます。あらかじめご了承ください。
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Widths are taken across one layer with the piece laid flat; double them for the full circumference.幅は平置きの片面を採寸しています。周囲は2倍してください。
Condition report
Very Good
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- Good
- Honest Wear
- As Found
An atlas in thread
The black face is a whole country stitched in cream: the islands of Japan from Sapporo to Kobe, Mount Fuji, cherry blossom and a dragon coiling the length of the coast. Turn it and the burgundy side speaks the language of the post-war unit jacket. The Flat Head builds with the patience of a workshop, and this piece shows it on both sides.
Best for: The Flat Head collectors; souvenir jacket and Japan map enthusiasts
Condition notes
Light signs of use with soft creasing to the rayon on both faces. No conspicuous marks noted in the photographs.
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A reversible sukajan by The Flat Head of Nagano: black rayon embroidered with a map of Japan, a dragon and Mount Fuji, reversing to burgundy and silver with a tiger, a dragon and the words To Hell and Back. Made in Japan, size XL.
The Piece
The black back leads. Under the script word Japan, the islands are drawn in cream thread and named from Sapporo to Hiroshima. A long dragon coils along the coast, Mount Fuji rises at its shoulder, and cherry blossoms fall at the hem. Two white hawks face each other on the chest.
The reverse is burgundy rayon with silver satin sleeves. TO HELL AND BACK arches over a tiger, a round red emblem and a dragon, with 24TH DIV beneath, in the manner of post-war unit jackets.
Cream piping runs the black sleeves; the rib is striped.
Details
- Maker: The Flat Head
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket, zip front
- Shell: 100% rayon (per label)
- Rib: 40% acrylic, 30% cotton, 30% linen (per label)
- Embroidery: Japan map, dragon, Mount Fuji and hawks; reverse tiger, dragon and 24th Div lettering
- Colour: Black; burgundy and silver reverse
- Size: XL (per label)
- Shoulder: being confirmed against our archive records; please write to the Desk
- Chest width: 55 cm (21.7 in)
- Length: 66 cm (26.0 in)
- Sleeve: centre back neck to cuff 84 cm (33.1 in)
- Made in: Japan (per label)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light signs of use, with soft creasing to the rayon on both faces.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Dry clean only; store on a broad hanger, away from direct light, so the rayon keeps its sheen.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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