JAPAN JACKET Embroidered Souvenir Jackets
TITLE JAPAN JACKET.
PUBLISHER Toyo Enterprise.
TEXT LANGUAGE Japanese.
DESCRIPTION
This book provides an extensive visual overview of embroidered souvenir jackets from Japan.
Known as sukajans – the jackets originated in the city of Yokosuka, the site of a U.S. Naval Base that reached the peak of its activities in the wake of the second world war. The iconic design of the jackets is thought to have been borrowed from the style of the classic American letterman bomber jackets - making them perfectly appealing to the USN personnel, who would commission the embroidery of the jackets with traditional Japanese motifs.
With clear and detailed images, this book functions as a visual dictionary of the many styles of sukajan popular throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
YEAR October 2010 - first edition!
PAGES 232.
CONDITION The cover has some barely visible scratches and the corners are slightly bended, except that the book is in mint condition.
DIMENSION
Height 28 cm.
Width 23.5 cm.
Depth 2.5 cm.
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NOTES
- I try to describe each single item at the best of my knowledge, but of course mistakes can always happen.
- Please bear in mind that vintage items might have holes and stains.
- Feel free to ask me questions or extra pictures.
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