Tailor Toyo M18280 Reversible Sukajan, Submarine Force Pacific Fleet Japan Map and Dragon, White Tiger Reverse, Size M
Tailor Toyo M18280 Reversible Sukajan, Submarine Force Pacific Fleet Japan Map and Dragon, White Tiger Reverse, Size M
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Condition report
Very Good8.0 / 10
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- As Found
Two Faces, One Voyage
One side is a log book: a fleet, its years and the ports from Pusan to Sapporo, stitched around a dragon. The other is pure bravura, a white tiger breaking from the sea. Few reversibles balance narrative and drama this evenly, and from the house that set the standard for the form.
Best for: Collectors of Tailor Toyo map and military sukajan
Condition notes
Light signs of wear with some small marks; still very wearable. Light wear at the cuff rib and soft creasing of the satin.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A reversible Tailor Toyo sukajan, reference M18280: on its green face a dragon among clouds above the words Submarine Force Pacific Fleet 1949-50 Japan and a stitched map of Japan and Korea; on its brown face a white tiger roaring from the waves beneath the script word Japan. Tagged M.
The Piece
The green side is the richer of the two. A red and white dragon rises through green and pale blue clouds towards a flaming pearl, and below it the map unfolds: Manchuria, Korea, Soru and Pusan to the west, then Sapporo, Aomori, Misawa, Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagasaki along the islands, the coastline traced in red, gold and white thread over stylised waves. Two birds with spread wings face each other on the chest, with embroidered arrows at the pockets.
Reversed, the jacket turns to dark brown satin with gold sleeves. A white tiger with bared teeth climbs out of breaking waves across the back, and a pair of white tiger heads guard the chest above matching arrows. Striped rib in navy, sand and red closes both faces at the collar, cuffs and hem.
The label carries the Tailor Toyo mark with Mount Fuji, cherry blossom and torii gate and the words Hand Embroidery: the line of Toyo Enterprise, the maker most closely tied to the original Yokosuka souvenir jacket.
Details
- Maker: Tailor Toyo (Toyo Enterprise)
- Reference: M18280 (per label)
- Style: Reversible souvenir jacket, zip front
- Shell: 100% polyester satin (per care label)
- Embroidery: Dragon, Submarine Force Pacific Fleet lettering and Japan map; reverse white tiger and waves
- Colour: Green with beige sleeves; brown with gold sleeves
- Size: M (per label)
- Shoulder: Raglan sleeve; being confirmed against our archive records, please write to the Desk
- Chest width: 55 cm (21.7 in)
- Length: 58 cm (22.8 in)
- Sleeve: Centre back neck to cuff 84 cm (33.1 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light signs of wear, with some small marks; still very wearable.
- Light wear at the cuff rib and soft creasing of the satin, as photographed.
Condition grade B (very good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Dry clean only, as the label asks; store on a broad hanger, away from direct light, so the embroidery keeps its sheen.
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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