A vintage Tailor Toyo friendship sukajan commemorating the US base at Misawa, gathering a Japanese garden, Mount Fuji and a Kyoto pagoda temple with a memorial to the 429th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, the Black Dragons. It is a compact embroidered record of the Japan–USA bond that shaped the souvenir jacket.
The Piece
Offered here is a vintage Tailor Toyo embroidered sukajan on the theme of Japan–USA friendship, made as a memorial souvenir of the US Misawa Base. Its embroidery brings together a Japanese garden, Mount Fuji (Fujisan), a Kyoto pagoda temple and the 429th Fighter-Bomber Squadron “Black Dragons.”
Base and unit souvenir jackets of this kind descend from the embroidered jackets made in postwar Japan for American servicemen, who carried home landscapes, temples and squadron names as records of their time in the country.
Details
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Maker: Tailor Toyo
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Era: Vintage; undated
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Motifs: Japan–USA friendship; US Misawa Base; Japanese garden; Mount Fuji; Kyoto pagoda temple; 429th Fighter-Bomber Squadron “Black Dragons” memorial
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Size: M (manufacturer's size)
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Measurements: Height 63 cm · Width 50 cm · Arm length 65 cm (approximate)
Condition
The photographs form the condition record for this jacket; no specific wear, repairs or defects are singled out.
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.
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