A fine Jinbaori (surcoat)

Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
The white cotton coat cut with deep sleeve openings and applied with hishi (diamond) family crests of the Oi, Sugiura and Uchiyama clans in red felt arranged in a box formation, the red-velvet epaulets highlighted with gold stitching, the facing and interior brocade decorated with flowering vines in gold thread on blue silk
35 1/2in (90.2cm) long