Dry Bones 1990s Reversible Sukajan, Eagle on Red Quilted Satin, Tiger Head on Green, Gold Sleeves, Size M
Dry Bones 1990s Reversible Sukajan, Eagle on Red Quilted Satin, Tiger Head on Green, Gold Sleeves, Size M
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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
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- Honest Wear
- As Found
Two emblems, one pattern
This is the sukajan as the reproduction houses read it: the eagle over pine, the roaring tiger, paired chest emblems and the word Japan in script, laid out on contrasting satins exactly as the post-war originals were. The wear is honest and the colour is still bold, a jacket made to be worn rather than kept.
Best for: Wearers wanting a classic reversible pattern at a sensible level
Condition notes
Small hole in the cream rib; mark on the green satin near the collar; split with frayed edges in the red satin beside the zip. Soft creasing; embroidery presents well.
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A reversible souvenir jacket by Dry Bones, described as 1990s: red quilted satin with gold sleeves and an eagle among pine on one face, green satin with ivory sleeves and a roaring tiger head on the other, both under the word Japan. Tagged 38, M.
The Piece
The red face carries the larger picture. Across the diamond quilted back, an eagle in brown, cream and grey thread spreads its wings over sprays of pine needles, with Japan in flowing script above. Two smaller eagles face each other on the chest, and the gold quilted raglan sleeves carry a red stripe down the outer arm. Striped rib in red, cream and gold closes the collar, cuffs and hem.
The green face answers with a single bold image: a tiger head in orange, black and white, mouth open, framed in a ruff of white fur stitching beneath the same Japan script. The chest repeats the paired eagles, the sleeves are ivory satin, and the rib changes to navy, cream and gold.
Dry Bones, made by Dazzle International, is a Japanese label devoted to faithful reproductions of mid-century American and souvenir clothing, and this jacket follows the classic reversible pattern closely.
Details
- Maker: Dry Bones (Dazzle Int'l Inc., per label)
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket
- Shell: Satin, quilted on the red face; fibre content being confirmed against our archive records
- Embroidery: Eagle and pine back; tiger head back; paired chest eagles on both faces
- Colour: Red with gold sleeves; green with ivory sleeves
- Size: 38, M (per label)
- Shoulder: Raglan cut; see yuki below
- Chest width: 51.5 cm (20.3 in)
- Length: 54 cm (21.3 in)
- Yuki (centre back to cuff): 85 cm (33.5 in)
- Era: 1990s (per description)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Worn, with three points noted and shown in close-up: a small hole in the cream rib, a mark on the green satin near the collar, and a split in the red satin beside the zip, with frayed edges.
- Soft creasing to both faces; the embroidery on both backs presents well.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade C (fair, visible wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the maker's label is shown in the photographs. Dry clean only. The split beside the zip can be closed neatly by a specialist tailor; store on a broad hanger away from direct light.
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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