id: 438195 accession number: 2020.423 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.423 updated: 2023-01-12 02:24:09.605000 Firefighter's Suit (Kaji shōzoku), late 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Wool (rasha); applique and silk and gold thread cord; 129.9 x 120 cm (51 1/8 x 47 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John C. Weber 2020.423 title: Firefighter's Suit (Kaji shōzoku) title in original language: 火事装束 series: series in original language: creation date: late 1700s creation date earliest: 1775 creation date latest: 1799 current location: creditline: Gift of John C. Weber copyright: --- culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) technique: Wool (rasha); applique and silk and gold thread cord department: Japanese Art collection: Japanese Art type: Textile find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: 129.9 x 120 cm (51 1/8 x 47 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Ms. Gail Martin, New York, sold to John C. Weber date: ?-January 4, 1997 footnotes: citations: John C. Weber, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: 1997-2020 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2020- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Wool has self-extinguishing properties that protect the wearer from fire. digital description: Wood architecture in densely populated areas made firefighting a frequent occurrence in the Edo period (1615–1868). Jackets made of leather or wool offered firefighters protection against the flames. Wool was imported from Europe. The triple ring crest in white is of the “three alternating rings” (mitsurin chigai) type framed in a tortoise shell (kikko) motif, and identified the house with which the wearer was affiliated. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.423/2020.423_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.423/2020.423_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.423/2020.423_full.tif