Humber Velveteen Souvenir Jacket, Black with Embroidered Dragon, Tiger and Dice, Red Lining, Size M
Humber Velveteen Souvenir Jacket, Black with Embroidered Dragon, Tiger and Dice, Red Lining, Size M
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Condition report
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Dragon against tiger
A velveteen souvenir jacket with the old contest of dragon and tiger across its back, and dice for luck. Dense embroidery on a dark, soft ground.
Best for: Souvenir jacket collectors
Condition notes
Some signs of use with no notable marks or stains reported.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A black velveteen souvenir jacket labelled Humber, size M, embroidered with a dragon and a tiger locked together above a pair of dice.
The Piece
The back carries the classic contest of the souvenir jacket: a silver-white dragon coiled around a golden tiger, worked in dense embroidery on black velveteen, with bamboo leaves and two white dice at their feet. Paired dragon heads face each other across the chest, and smaller dragons run down both sleeves.
Striped rib trim in black and cream finishes the collar, cuffs and hem, and the body is lined in bright red with an inside pocket.
The woven label reads Humber, Since 1983. The dragon and tiger pairing belongs to the oldest vocabulary of the embroidered souvenir jacket, and velveteen gives the needlework a deeper ground than satin.
Details
- Label: Humber
- Type: Velveteen souvenir jacket
- Embroidery: Dragon and tiger with dice on the back; dragons on chest and sleeves
- Body: Black velveteen
- Lining: Red
- Trim: Black and cream striped rib
- Fastening: Front zip
- Size: M as marked
- Chest: 57 cm (22.4 in)
- Length: 61 cm (24.0 in)
- Sleeve from centre back: 86 cm (33.9 in)
Measured by hand, laid flat; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Some signs of use, with no notable marks or stains reported.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade AB (light signs of wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Described as a Humber jacket; the woven neck label and care tag appear in the photographs. The Desk has not yet handled it, and our curators check every detail in Japan before dispatch. Follow the care label, and store on a broad hanger away from sunlight.
Delivery from Japan
The garment is packed by hand in Japan, folded in tissue inside a sturdy carton. Shipping is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, weighing EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, all insured and tracked. 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.
Every figure above is taken by hand with the garment laid flat, in centimetres. Lay a shirt or jacket you already love beside them and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our size guide to tops and jackets turns pit-to-pit figures into US, UK, EU and Japanese sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
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