Reversible Quilted Sukajan, Burgundy Dragon over Fuji, Royal Blue JAPAN Tiger Side, Silver Sleeves, Fits S
Reversible Quilted Sukajan, Burgundy Dragon over Fuji, Royal Blue JAPAN Tiger Side, Silver Sleeves, Fits S
- Dispatch
- Prepared and sent from Tokyo within 7–14 days, often sooner, or as arranged
- Arrival
- États-Unis · usually 4–7 days after dispatch, insured and tracked Check the Shipping Flowchart here
- Import
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A guide for this piece: about $72, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
The final figure is set by US Customs and depends on where the piece was made and the kind of object it is. Many antiques over a century old carry no ordinary duty; most jewellery and leather goods add a single-digit rate.
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- Character
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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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Sukajanスカジャン
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
Good
- Giftable
- Mint
- Excellent
- Very Good
- Good
- Honest Wear
- As Found
Sky and earth, back to back
This is the souvenir jacket in its most traditional grammar: a dragon over Fuji on one face, a tiger under JAPAN on the other, each in dense, colourful thread on quilted satin. The wear tells of a jacket that was actually lived in, and the embroidery has kept its colour through it.
Best for: Collectors of traditional dragon and tiger sukajan; smaller frames
Condition notes
Visible wear from use, with stains and marks, some damage and small holes. Marks on a silver sleeve are shown in the close photograph.
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A reversible souvenir jacket in diamond-quilted satin: burgundy with a green and gold dragon above Mount Fuji, and royal blue with a crouching tiger beneath JAPAN, both faces set with silver sleeves. No maker's label; it fits as a small.
The Piece
The burgundy face carries the denser composition. A green dragon with gold claws and a flaring white mane coils among cream and gold clouds, a snow-capped Fuji rises beneath it in grey and white, and a range of cream hills gives way to sprays of pink and gold flowers and a small heart at the hem. Pine and blossom embroidery on the chest echoes the back.
Reversed, the jacket turns to vivid royal blue. JAPAN arches in white script over an orange and black tiger crouched among bamboo, while a smaller tiger and a green dragon face each other on the chest. On both sides the silver raglan sleeves carry a contrast band, burgundy rib closes the collar, cuffs and hem, and the zip is by YKK.
Dragon and tiger are the oldest pairing in sukajan embroidery, the powers of sky and earth set back to back, and this jacket gives each its own face.
Details
- Maker: Unlabelled
- Style: Reversible quilted souvenir jacket
- Shell: Quilted satin, both faces
- Embroidery: Dragon, Mount Fuji, flowers; tiger, bamboo, JAPAN script
- Colour: Burgundy and royal blue; silver sleeves
- Size: No size label; fits as a small by measurement
- Shoulder: being confirmed against our archive records
- Chest width: 51 cm (20.1 in)
- Length: 58.5 cm (23.0 in)
- Sleeve (yuki, centre back neck to cuff): 83 cm (32.7 in)
- Zip: YKK
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Visible wear from use, with stains and marks, including marks on a silver sleeve shown in the close photograph.
- Some damage and small holes are present; please write to the Desk for further photographs before you decide.
Condition grade C (good, visible wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Specialist dry clean only; handle the satin gently and store the jacket on a broad hanger.
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.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More in the sukajan collection and across American casual and wagara.
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