Metal Jacket x Rockin' Jelly Bean Forbidden Jungle Long Leather Wallet MJL-01, Steerhide
Metal Jacket x Rockin' Jelly Bean Forbidden Jungle Long Leather Wallet MJL-01, Steerhide
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The Forbidden Jungle long wallet, model MJL-01, made by the Japanese leather house Metal Jacket with Rockin' Jelly Bean, in black steerhide with his artwork set inside the cover like a framed picture.
The Piece
Closed, it is a restrained biker's long wallet in black steerhide, fastened with two brass snaps and fitted with a ring for a chain. Open it, and the inside of the cover reveals Rockin' Jelly Bean's Forbidden Jungle, a jungle queen amid tropical leaves and birds, framed by the leather like a painting behind a mount.
Rockin' Jelly Bean is the Tokyo illustrator behind the Erostika label, celebrated for psychedelic pin-up girls, hot rods and B-movie monsters drawn with the flat, saturated colour of American lowbrow and garage poster art. His collaborations with craft makers are few, and a wallet that opens on to one of his paintings is a particularly personal piece.
This work carries nude or erotic imagery and is kept in our adults-only rooms; further views are available on request to adult collectors.
Details
- Maker: Metal Jacket
- Artist: Rockin' Jelly Bean
- Model: MJL-01, Forbidden Jungle
- Leather: Steerhide
- Size: 19 by 10 by 2 cm (7.5 by 3.9 by 0.8 in)
- Fastening: Two brass snaps
- Hardware: Ring for a wallet chain
- Colour: Black
Condition
- Near unused; kept in a collection case since it was opened.
- Wallet only, without its original box.
Condition grade A (excellent, light signs of display) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every Rockin' Jelly Bean piece we hold is checked by our curators in Tokyo before it leaves Japan. Condition the steerhide sparingly with a neutral leather cream and keep the wallet away from damp and direct heat.
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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