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Vintage Korea Souvenir Tour Jacket with Purple Dragon Embroidery, Postwar Era 1940s–1950s, Size S

Name: Vintage Korea Souvenir Tour Jacket with Purple Dragon Embroidery, Postwar Era 1940s–1950s, Size S
Brand: Japonista
Price: 1436.36 USD
Availability: InStock

$1,436.36 USD

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An early souvenir tour jacket marked Korea and embroidered with a dragon in purple thread, presented as a piece of the 1940s–1950s era. Jackets of this kind were embroidered for servicemen stationed in East Asia as wearable records of a tour of duty, the same tradition that gave rise to the Japanese sukajan.

The Piece

The jacket carries Korea place-name embroidery and a dragon motif worked in purple, the vocabulary of the postwar tour jackets that servicemen brought home from the region. The dragon, the most enduring emblem of these garments, stands for power and protection.

Details

Era: Presented as 1940s–1950s
Embroidery: Korea lettering; dragon in purple thread
Size: Small

Condition

Vintage garment; the photographs serve as the condition record.

Authenticity & Care

Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.

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. Returns follow our published policy.

Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with Layaway Privilege™.

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