Woman's Ensemble: Cape, Pants, and Clogs

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Woman's Ensemble: Cape, Pants, and Clogs

1973

Kansai's "bull's eye" cape is constructed from a full circle of fabric, much like the capes worn by samurai fire wardens. The design recalls a samurai archer's target, kasumi-mato, consisting of a series of concentric circles of varying width. The high-heeled clogs are modeled after traditional Japanese okobo, black lacquered platform geta with yellow straps.

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Object Details

Title:

Woman's Ensemble: Cape, Pants, and Clogs

Date:

1973

Artist:

Medium:

Cotton plain weave; lacquered wood, synthetic velvet

Dimensions:

Pants (waist): 24 inches (61 cm) Pants (hips): 30 inches (76.2 cm) Cape (diameter): 67 inches (170.2 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Hess's Department Store, Allentown, 1974

Accession Number:

1974-3-5a--d

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

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